Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Cheteshwar Pujara slams 61-ball 100 for Saurashtra

Cheteshwar Pujara is the first Saurashtra batsman to score a T20 century

Cheteshwar Pujara scored an unbeaten T20 century for Saurashtra during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Railways on Thursday.

Cheteshwar Pujara became the first Saurashtra batsman to score a T20 century, during a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Railways in Indore on Thursday. Cheteshwar Pujara scored a 61-ball 100 to help Saurashtra to 188/3 in its allotted 20 overs.

Pujara's knock comprised 16 boundaries and a six.

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Pujara, who recently won the Sportstar Aces Chairman's choice award , is considered a Test specialist and has never played T20I for India. His last ODI match for India was in 2014 against Bangladesh. He went unsold in the IPL auction.

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