Cheteshwar Pujara scores ton in first recreation as Sussex captain

Cheteshwar Pujara scored a century in his first recreation as Sussex captain in opposition to Middlesex on Tuesday. This was his fifth century on this county season. His good type continues from the Edgbaston Test between India and England the place within the 2nd innings he had scored a half century.

Tom Alsop, who scored 135, ably supported the Indian who was batting 115 not out on the shut of the day’s play. The Sussex pair accrued a third-wicket partnership of 219 earlier than Tom Helm, who completed with three for 63, struck late on by dismissing Alsop and nightwatchman Archie Lenham within the area of 4 balls.

Pujara had begun his stint with Sussex with a double hundred in opposition to Derbyshire and adopted it up with 100 in opposition to Worcestershire and a double hundred in opposition to Durham. In May, he hit an unbeaten 170 in opposition to Middlesex which helped him get a callup to the Indian Test staff after he was dropped for the house collection in opposition to Sri Lanka.

Earlier, Middlesex skipper Tim Murtagh gambled on a greenish floor offering early help to the seamers however that by no means materialised as his facet toiled away in sweltering circumstances with little success.

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A unbelievable partnership from Alsop and Pujara immediately. 👏 pic.twitter.com/ByvqcmF0Zt

— Sussex Cricket (@SussexCCC) July 19, 2022

Pujara got here to bat at No.4 and following a measured begin, Sussex’s stand-in captain switched to attacking mode, advancing down the wicket to punch Luke Hollman to the midwicket boundary.

Pujara doing what he does finest, scoring runs. 💯@cheteshwar1 👏 pic.twitter.com/NiKOkV6dct

— Sussex Cricket (@SussexCCC) July 19, 2022

Having reached his half-century, Pujara introduced up the 100 partnership by slamming Malan into the grandstand for the primary six of the sport as Sussex continued piling up runs with out providing their tiring hosts a sniff of an opportunity.

Alsop was the primary to a few figures – his third ton of the marketing campaign and second in as many video games – earlier than his companion adopted swimsuit, pushing Murtagh for a single instantly after the brand new ball had been taken.