WATCH - Cheteshwar Pujara scores 79-ball 107 for Sussex in Royal London Cup; smashes 22 runs in 45th over

Pujara's century went in vain as Warwickshire won by 4 runs.

Cheteshwar Pujara | Getty Images

Cheteshwar Pujara, who has been in prolific form for Sussex in the ongoing County season, displayed a different side to his batsmanship on Friday (August 12), as he plundered a 79-ball 107 against Warwickshire.

His magnificent knock chasing a target of 311 eventually went in vain as Warwickshire clinched a thriller by four runs with Indian all-rounder Krunal Pandya picking up 3/51.

Pujara came in to bat with his side at 112/2 in the 22nd over, and departed with the score reading 291/7 in 48.1 overs. His innings was studded with 7 boundaries and 2 sixes, including a 22-run over off fast bowler Liam Norwell.

Watch the over here:

Pujara has scored 1094 runs in 8 first-class matches so far for Sussex with five hundreds, three of which he converted into double hundreds. He's also made 193 runs in 4 matches of the Royal London Cup with today's hundred and one fifty.

Here are some more highlights of his innings:

 

 
 

By Saurabh Malhotra - 12 Aug, 2022

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