Cheteshwar Pujara has made a splash in county cricket in England
Cheteshwar Pujara has made a splash in county cricket in England. He has scored his fifth century this year while playing for Sussex. Thanks to his blistering innings, sussex’s team is in the driving seat against Middlesex. On the other hand, all-rounder Washington Sundar has made a great start in the debut county match. The beautiful Lancashires are currently playing in the county.
- Cheteshwar Pujara scores century off 144 balls
- Washington Sundar takes 4 wickets in 20 overs
- This is Pujara’s fifth century in 7 matches
He is unbeaten on 115 off 182 balls with the help of 10 fours and a six. On the back of his unbeaten century, Sussex has strengthened their position by scoring 328 for 4 in their first innings on the opening day of the ongoing County Championship Division Two match against Middlesex at Lord’s. Earlier, Middlesex won the toss and invited Sussex to bat first.
Sussex did not have a good start and lost the wicket of opener Alastair Or at a personal score of 18 runs. Tom Alsop and Tom Clarke then shared an 81-run partnership for the second wicket to take over the team. After Clarke’s dismissal, Alsop put on a 219-run partnership for the third wicket with Pujara to take his team’s score to 318. Alsop scored 135 off 277 balls. Tom Helm picked up 3 wickets for Middlesex
Indian all-rounder Washington Sundar took four wickets for 69 runs in 20 overs for The Lancashire against Northamptonshire. Sundar took the wickets of Will Young, Rob Kiyo, Ryan Rickleton and Tom Taylor. Sundar last played a first-class match in July last year. Washington Sundar, 22, has fully recovered from a hand injury. Sundar is returning to the long-term format since suffering a finger injury in July last year.
