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Cheteshwar Pujara hits 18th Test century in Sydney

| @indiablooms | Jan 03, 2019, at 11:43 am

Sydney, Jan 3 (IBNS): Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara slammed his career's 18th Test century in the fourth and final Test match against Australia st Sydney Cricket Ground here on Thursday.

This is Pujara's third century in the ongoing four-match Test series, which is currently tilted towards India.

On Thursday, Indian skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat first.

According to the last update, India scored 259/4. Cheteshwar Pujara (114) and Hanuma Vihari (11) are at the crease.

Earlier, Mayank Agarwal scored 77.

India are leading the series 2-1.

Image: twitter.com/BCCI

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