Twitter Reacts As Cheteshwar Pujara Misses A Well-deserved Century By 10 Runs In 1st Innings Of IND vs BAN Chattogram Test

Published - 14 Dec 2022, 05:14 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 07:09 AM

Twitter Reacts As Cheteshwar Pujara Misses A Well-deserved Century By 10 Runs In 1st Innings Of IND vs BAN Chattogram Test
Twitter Reacts As Cheteshwar Pujara Misses A Well-deserved Century By 10 Runs In 1st Innings Of IND vs BAN Chattogram Test

The 34-year-old India National Cricket Team Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara showcased a batting masterclass on Day 1 of the first Test of the two-match series against Shakib Al Hasan-led Bangladesh National Cricket Team at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday, December 14.

India National Cricket Team won the toss and opted to bat first in the match. The KL Rahul & Co. fielded a combination of two pacers and three spinners and the Bangla Tigers also did the same thing.

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India vs Bangladesh, Shakib Al Hasan and KL Rahul
India vs Bangladesh, Shakib Al Hasan and KL Rahul (Credits: Twitter)

Indian openers Shubman Gill and KL Rahul were off to a decent start in the match and India were at 41/0, but suddenly they were reduced to 48/3, with Shubman Gill, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli getting dismissed.

Taijul Islam dismissed Gill for 20 in the 14th over and Kohli for 1 in the 20th over. Also, Khaled Ahmed cleaned up Rahul for 22 in the 19th over.

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After losing three wickets, Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant led India to recovery in their contrasting styles and at lunch, India were at 85/3 in 26 overs.

Shreyas Iyer, Cheteshwar Pujara
Shreyas Iyer, Cheteshwar Pujara. Image Credits: BCCI

Pujara and Pant added 64 runs together in 73 balls with the latter being the aggressor. Pant scored 46 runs off 45 balls, including 6 fours and 2 sixes, before being cleaned up by Mehidy Hasan Miraz in 32nd over.

Cheteshwar Pujara, whose catch was dropped at the score of 12 by Nurul Hasan, didn’t look in complete control initially, but as the innings progressed he started looking brilliant out in the middle.

After a terrific partnership with Pant, Pujara also stitched up a remarkable century partnership with the middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer.

They added 149 runs in 317 balls before Taijul Islam bagged his third wicket of the match to break the partnership. He dismissed Cheteshwar Pujara, who scored 90 runs off 203 balls, including 11 fours.

The Bangladesh spinner pitched the delivery on the middle-and-off line and Pujara looked to defend while not expecting the ball to turn and the ball knocked over the stumps. Notably, Pujara has gone 51 innings without a Test century and during this period he has scored 14 half-centuries.

Cheteshwar Pujara
Cheteshwar Pujara. Pic Credits: Twitter.

Here’s How Twitter Reacted To Cheteshwar Pujara’s Batting Masterclass:

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