Royal London Cup LIVE – Cheteshwar Pujara SUPER SHOW: Cheteshwar Pujara has continued his rich vein of form with yet another scintillating century in the ongoing Royal London Cup. Captaining Sussex, the Indian veteran scored his third century in the One Day competition in what has been a season of dominance in England. He has more than 5000 runs in List A cricket and is the leading run-getter in England with County and Royal London matches combined. Follow all cricket news and live updates on Insidesport.IN
Royal London Cup: Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara hits T20 gear, continues purple patch to slam 90-ball 130 as Sussex captain – Watch Highlights
Cheteshwar Pujara SUPER SHOW: India’s Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara smashed his third hundred of the Royal London One-Day Cup here on Tuesday.
Representing Sussex, Pujara hammered 132 off 90 balls to help his team reach 400 for four in 50 overs against Middlesex. His attacking knock was studded with 20 fours and a couple of sixes.
Opener Tom Alsop top-scored in the innings with 189 off 155 balls. Earlier, Pujara had blasted a 79-ball 107 against Warwickshire. He then smashed his career-best List A score of 174 in the match against Surrey. The 34-year-old has three centuries and as many fifties in eight innings with a 100-plus average and strike rate with his team topping Group A.
Chesteshwar Pujara in RLODC 2022:
- Matches – 8
- Runs – 614
- Average – 102.3
- Strike Rate – 116.28
- Hundreds – 3
- Fifties – 2
- Fours – 60
- Sixes – 11
Pujara’s Royal London Cup exploits come after a stunning season in the red ball format. He finished as the second highest run-getter in the County Championship Div 2, behind Sam Northeast who had featured in two more matches. In eight county games, Pujara had scored 1094 runs with three double centuries to earn himself a test recall.
A century from just 75 balls for @cheteshwar1. 🤩 💯
Just phemeomenal. 💫 pic.twitter.com/z6vrKyqDfp
— Sussex Cricket (@SussexCCC) August 23, 2022
While his red-ball exploits are well known, Pujara has the third highest average in List A cricket. The 34-year-old’s batting average touched 57 during his superb knock. He is only behind Australia legend Michael Bevan and Sam Hain in the list. Pakistan duo Shan Masood and Babar Azam are next on the list with India captain Virat Kohli also in the top 5.
Highest averages in List A cricket (Before Pujara’s 130)
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR Hain | 2013-2022 | 59 | 57 | 9 | 2810 | 161* | 58.54 | 10 | 15 |
| MG Bevan | 1989-2006 | 427 | 385 | 124 | 15103 | 157* | 57.86 | 13 | 116 |
| CA Pujara | 2006-2022 | 110 | 108 | 21 | 4927 | 174 | 56.63 | 13 | 31 |
| Babar Azam | 2010-2022 | 156 | 153 | 19 | 7580 | 158 | 56.56 | 27 | 40 |
| Shan Masood | 2008-2022 | 101 | 99 | 16 | 4690 | 182* | 56.50 | 14 | 28 |
| V Kohli | 2006-2022 | 296 | 286 | 42 | 13786 | 183 | 56.50 | 47 | 72 |
Royal London Cup: Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara hits T20 gear, continues purple patch to slam 90-ball 130 as Sussex captain – Watch Highlights
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