Dhruv Jurel scored a century. (Photo- PTI)
Dhruv Jurel Hundred vs Sri Lanka A: The dominance of India-A batsmen continues in the first match of the two unofficial Test match series being played on Sri Lankan soil. In this match being played at Galle International Cricket Stadium, after the explosive century of opener Sai Sudarshan, now captain Dhruv Jurel has also put the team in a very strong position by playing a brilliant century.
Dhruv Jurel played captaincy innings
On one hand, while the senior Indian team is on the tour of Ireland, on the other hand, the young players of India-A are shining their light in Sri Lanka. In this match, which started from June 25, captain Dhruv Jurel’s decision to win the toss and bat first proved to be completely right. Till the end of the first day’s play, Dhruv Jurel remained unbeaten at the crease after scoring 68 runs. Jurel maintained his same rhythm on the second day of the match as well. He batted intelligently without giving any chance to the Sri Lankan bowlers and completed his brilliant century facing 181 balls.
This century of captain Dhruv Jurel is also very special because at this time he is scoring runs with amazing consistency. Earlier, he had also played century innings against Australia A and South Africa A. Now by scoring a century against Sri Lanka on this Galle pitch, he has proved that he is a long-haul player in red ball cricket.
India A team crosses 400 runs
Play was stopped several times due to rain on the second day of the match. Till 104 overs of play, the Indian team managed to score 416 runs at the loss of 5 wickets. During this, before Dhruv Jurel, Sai Sudarshan played a brilliant inning of 132 runs. At the same time, Sheikh Rashid also scored 63 runs in 113 balls. But he could not stay at the crease for long on the second day of the game and lost his wicket.
