Cheteshwar Pujara scored a century in his first recreation as Sussex captain in opposition to Middlesex on Tuesday. This used to be his 5th century on this county season. His excellent shape continues from the Edgbaston Check between India and England the place within the second innings he had scored a 1/2 century.
Tom Alsop, who scored 135, ably supported the Indian who used to be batting 115 now not out on the shut of the day’s play. The Sussex pair accumulated a third-wicket partnership of 219 sooner than Tom Helm, who completed with 3 for 63, struck past due on through disregarding Alsop and nightwatchman Archie Lenham within the house 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 Would possibly, he hit an unbeaten 170 in opposition to Middlesex which helped him get a callup to the Indian Check workforce after he used to be dropped for the house collection in opposition to Sri Lanka.
Previous, Middlesex skipper Tim Murtagh gambled on a greenish floor offering early help to the seamers however that by no means materialised as his aspect toiled away in sweltering prerequisites with little luck.
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An implausible partnership from Alsop and Pujara lately. 👏 %.twitter.com/ByvqcmF0Zt
— Sussex Cricket (@SussexCCC) July 19, 2022
Pujara got here to bat at No.4 and following a measured get started, 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 perfect, scoring runs. 💯@cheteshwar1 👏 %.twitter.com/NiKOkV6dct
— Sussex Cricket (@SussexCCC) July 19, 2022
Having reached his half-century, Pujara introduced up the 100 partnership through slamming Malan into the grandstand for the primary six of the sport as Sussex persevered piling up runs with out providing their tiring hosts a sniff of an opportunity.
Alsop used to be the primary to 3 figures – his 1/3 ton of the marketing campaign and 2d in as many video games – sooner than his spouse adopted swimsuit, pushing Murtagh for a unmarried straight away after the brand new ball were taken.
