Last Update on: August 8th, 2019 at 06:07 pm
It is a difficult pill to swallow for everyone. Cheteshwar Pujara has just scored a sublime hundred in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy fixture against Railways. In fact, this is Pujara’s maiden T20 hundred as the talisman batted at the top of his game. The right-hander took only 61 balls to reach his personal milestone after Railways skipper Anureet Singh decided to put the guests into bat.
Pujara scored 14 fours and one six as he scored his runs with a strike rate of 163.93. Saurashtra got off to a perfect start when their wicketkeeper-batsman Harvik Desai and Cheteshwar Pujara added 85 runs for the opening stand. Desai scored a good knock of 34 runs off just 24 balls with the help of six fours.
Pujara continues his dream form.
Pujara brought out his unreal side as he was able to hit the ground running. The right-hander found the gaps to perfection and always kept his foot on the accelerator. In fact, Pujara scoring a hundred in the shortest format of the game is like a classical dancer doing hip hop.
Meanwhile, Robin Uthappa scored a quickfire knock of 46 runs off just 31 balls laced with five fours and two maximums. Uthappa was able to bring his best to the table as Saurashtra have posted a par score of 188 runs.
Ashish Yadav was the pick of the Railways bowlers as he took one wicket and conceded 30 runs in his four overs quota. On the other hand, Cheteshwar Pujara is in fine form in the recent past.
The talisman was the hero of the tour Down Under. Pujara had scored 521 runs and faced 1258 balls on the Australian tour to breathe down the neck of the host’s bowlers. The right-hander was the difference between the two sides and he was also awarded the Man of the series. He scored three centuries on the tour.
Here is how Twitter bowed down to Cheteshwar Pujara:
Can't Believe, Cheteshwar Pujara 100 in T20 cricket. He scored 100* in just 61 ball. #SyedMushtaqAliTrophy
— Akhil Gupta 🏏 (@Guptastats92) February 21, 2019
This is real breaking news: @cheteshwar1 scores a 61-ball hundred against Railways in Mushtaq Ali T20 competition. Pujara stakes claim to be a white ball player as well. @Wahcricketlive
— G. S. Vivek (@GSV1980) February 21, 2019
Pujara scores 100 in T20 tournament. 61 ball hundred against Railways.
— Devendra Pandey (@pdevendra) February 21, 2019
@cheteshwar1 scores a hundred off just 61 balls in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. It is like a ghazal singer doing rap. :P #SyedMushtaqAliTrophy
— Gautam Chauhan🏏 (@Gautamchauhan2) February 21, 2019
pujara – 100* in 61 balls in syed mushtaq ali opener- 14 fours and a six#blocker
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) February 21, 2019
Cheteshwar Pujara becomes the first player to score a Twenty20 century for Saurashtra.
He remained unbeaten on 100 off 61 balls with 14 fours and a six against Railways today. #MushtaqAliT20 #RLWvSAU
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) February 21, 2019
Indians with a 300+ in First-class, 150+ in List A cricket & 100 in Twenty20s:
Virender Sehwag
Rohit Sharma
Mayank Agarwal
CHETESHWAR PUJARAOnly Mayank and Pujara have FC 300, List A 150, T20 100 in Indian domestic tournaments. #MushtaqAliT20 #RLWvSAU
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) February 21, 2019
Cheteshwar Pujara's first T20 century today, in 61 balls for Saurashtra against Railways. Seventh T20 half-century all up in a lean twelve years in which this is only his 59th such game. https://t.co/9Tf9wvYNES
— Rick Eyre on cricket (@rickeyrecricket) February 21, 2019
Cheteshwar Pujara has smashed a 61-ball hundred in Syed Mushtaq Ali domestic T20 tournament. The chap can grind down the bowlers in Tests and take them to the cleaners in limited-overs. Btw, his List A average is over 50. Pity he didn't get to play many ODIs & establish himself
— Navneet Mundhra (@navneet_mundhra) February 21, 2019
Cheteshwar pujara scored a 100 in t-20……huuuuu
— A.n.k.i.t. (@JATizzm) February 21, 2019
Never though there would be a day when Cheteshwar Pujara's century would be faster than Jason Roy's. #SyedMushtaqAliTrophy #WIvENG
— Akhil Nair (@kegbeforewicket) February 21, 2019
https://twitter.com/Sanjay1Viratian/status/1098463321232011264
Meanwhile, Cheteshwar Pujara smashed a 61 balls Century in Syed Mushtaq ali trophy..
First 50 – 29 Balls
Next 50 – 32 Balls#SyedMushtaqAliTrophy— Altamash Fakhri (@altamashfakhri) February 21, 2019
