WATCH: Cheteshwar Pujara hammers MIND-BOGGLING 174 with 5 sixes!

Pujara, India’s batting mainstay in Tests, looked in ominous touch as he slammed three fours and a six in the 45th over off medium pacer Liam Norwell to keep Sussex in the chase.

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Star India batter Cheteshwar Pujara smashed his highest score in 50-over cricket as he scored 174 runs in just 131 balls with the help of 20 fours and five sixes. Pujara is captain of the Sussex side in the Royal Lond ODI cup. He achieved the feat against Surrey on Sunday. This is Pujara's highest List A score.  

Back to back centuries for @cheteshwar1. _ _ pic.twitter.com/9F7bMlvvkF

— Sussex Cricket (@SussexCCC) August 14, 2022

On Friday, Pujara had caned the Warwickshire attack en route his 79-ball 107 albeit in a losing cause. On Sunday, Sussex batted first on a small county ground at Hove, and were 9/2 inside first four overs when Tom Clark (104 off 106 balls) and Pujara joined forces to add 205 runs for the third wicket.

Pujara, who has a near 55 average in List A cricket, scored his 13th hundred in the 50-over format and in all faced 131 balls from which he hit 20 fours and five sixes. By the time he was dismissed in the 48th over, Pujara had nearly scored half of his team’s runs (350) at that time.

Pujara hit a six each off pacers Matt Dunn, Conor McKerr and Ryan Patel. Spinners Amar Virdi and Yousef Majid were also tonked for a maximum each.

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Leicestershire scored 338 for 8 in 50 overs.

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Umesh currently has 13 wickets from four games with a five-for and four-for under his belt. Somerset scored 335 for 6 in 50 overs.

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