Royal London Cup: Cheteshwar Pujara took the internet by storm after a stunning century while playing for Sussex in the Royal London Cup. Chasing a daunting 311 to win, the Indian Test specialist got his team close in a stupendous effort. The highlight of the match was when Pujara slammed 22 runs in an over to keep his side in the hunt. Follow Royal London Cup Live updates on Insidesport.IN
Royal London Cup: Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara goes into T20 mode, slams 22 runs in one over for Sussex en route stunning ton – Watch video
Often branded as a Test specialist, Cheteshwar Pujara showcased he is very well averse with the shorter formats of the game on Friday. Playing for Sussex in the Royal London Cup, the 34-year-old slammed a fine hundred converting his red ball into white ball cricket.
The Indian veteran peppered the boundary with relative ease, scoring 107 off just 79 balls. Pujara scored at a strike rate of 135.44, hitting seven boundaries and two sixes. Captaining the side, Pujara led from the front in Sussex’s chase of 310, but his side eventually fell short of just four runs.
One of the moments of the game arrived in the 45th over with Pujara broke loose with Sussex needing 70 runs to win off the last six overs. The 34-year-old took a particular liking to Liam Norwell, slamming three fours and a six in his over to bring down the target to a more achievable 48 from 30 balls. Watch the highlights here:
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TWENTY-TWO off the 47th over from @cheteshwar1. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/jbBOKpgiTI
— Sussex Cricket (@SussexCCC) August 12, 2022
Royal London Cup: Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara goes into T20 mode, slams 22 runs in one over for Sussex en route stunning ton – Watch video
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