WATCH: Cheteshwar Pujara-Mohammad Rizwan's 154-Run Stand For Sussex

Cheteshwar Pujara scored his second double century in the County Championship 2022.

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Saturday was a dream come true for the Indo-Pak fans as India's Cheteshwar Pujara and Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan together took on the opposition to get their team to a strong position in the County Championship Division Two. 

Playing for Sussex, Pujara and Rizwan added 154 runs for the sixth wicket in the first inning while batting against Durham. Pujara slammed yet another double hundred in the competition - his second of the season along with a century, continuing his good run of form in the first-class cricket; Rizwan scored 79. 

Both Pujara and Rizwan scored some beautiful boundaries during their partnership, making Durham bowlers pay the price of even the slightest mistake they made. Pujara scored 24 fours during his 203 from 334 balls while Rizwan hit seven fours in 145 balls he faced. 

Pujara became only the second Indian to score two double centuries in the county championship after Mohammad Azharuddin's 212 & 205 while playing for Derbyshire. Pujara has scores of 6(15), 201*(387), 109*(206), 12(22), and 203(334) so far this season. 

Before this season, Pujara had a 150+ score on English soil only once when he scored 208* vs West Indies A in 2010. After 74 innings, Pujara now has two 150+ scores in only one season. 

Every single boundary from the 154 run partnership between @cheteshwar1 and @iMRizwanPak #LVCountyChamp pic.twitter.com/9OVtysEMXd

— LV= Insurance County Championship (@CountyChamp) April 30, 2022

Courtesy of a solid partnership between the Indo-Pak duo, Sussex were able to take a 315-run lead over Durham, who got bowled for 223 in the first inning. However, Durham has fought back into the game after bowling Sussex out for 538 and finishing day 3 with an unbeaten 169-run opening stand by Alex Lees and Sean Dickson.