Cheteshwar Pujara hits unbeaten 243 for Saurashtra ahead of England Tests

On Saturday, Pujara had cracked an unbeaten century fir the defending Ranji champions. He was 157 not out at stumps, and giving him company at 23 was Prerak Mankad.

Saurashtra, who had bundled out Jharkhand for a paltry 142 on the opening day with Chirag Jani taking his maiden five-for in First-Class cricket, were in complete control after having taken a 264-run lead with opener Harvik Desai (85), Sheldon Jackson (54) and Arpit Vasavada (68) being the other notable contributors.

Overnight batters Harvik and Jackson didn’t last long on day 2, though the duo managed a 108-run partnership for the second wicket to give the hosts a good platform to build on.