Sussex skipper Cheteshwar Pujara smashed three fours, one six, and amassed 22 runs off Liam Norwell’s forty fifth over throughout their Royal London One Day Cup match towards Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
Pujara smashed a 79-ball 107, but it surely went in useless as Sussex fell wanting a 311-run goal, dropping to Warwickshire by 4 runs. Pujara’s knock was studded with seven fours and two sixes.
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— Sussex Cricket (@SussexCCC) August 12, 2022
After opting to bat, Warwickshire placed on 310 runs on the board. They rode on Robert Yates’s 111 and half-centuries from Will Rhodes (76) and Michael Burgess (58). Yates and 16-year-old Hamza Shaikh (25) put a gap stand of 69 in 15 overs.
Rhodes raced to a 53-ball half-century towards a Sussex assault that caught to his job nicely in good batting circumstances and intense warmth. With Yates anchoring the innings skilfully, the second wicket added 131 in 19 overs earlier than Rhodes, having simply scooped Henry Crocombe for six, ladled the subsequent ball to deep sq. leg.
At 235 for 2 from 39 overs, Warwickshire had been well-placed to go enormous however a brake was utilized by a wonderful over from Currie. He dislodged Yates with one which nipped away to take the sting and, two balls later, dismissed Pandya for a duck in a similar way.
Burgess smote three fours and three sixes vigorously to make sure that his former workforce must chase over 300: a considerable goal however about par within the circumstances.
In reply, Ali Orr (81) got here up with an excellent knock, supporting Pujara as they stored Sussex hopes afloat. Pujara struck seven fours and two sixes throughout his keep, with three fours and a six coming within the forty fifth over off Liam Norwell shortly after Krunal Pandya completed with 3 for 51.
In the final ten over Sussex wanted 102 runs to win the match. Pujara raced from 50 to 100 in simply 22 balls, taking 22 off a Liam Norwell over, to maintain Sussex within the sport.
With 20 wanted off the final two overs, Oliver Hannon-Dalby picked up the essential wicket of Pujara off the primary ball of the forty ninth over. It was a tame finish after that as Sussex ended up being restricted to 306/7.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
