Dhruv Jurel hammers his second Test hundred: Key stats
What's the story
Wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel has raced to his second Test in Test cricket. The Indian dasher reached the three-figure mark on Day 2 of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo. Jurel operated brilliantly with the lower-order batters and took India's total past 460. He slammed a match-winning fifty in the series opener as well. Here are his stats.
Knock
A fine hand from the batter
India were 296/5 when Jurel arrived in the closing moments of the opening day.
He saw off a few balls and resumed on Day 2.
Jurel remained solid throughout, with his only anxious moment coming when Prabath Jayasuriya appealed for leg before wicket after beating his bat with an arm ball.
He added 112 runs with Rishabh Pant (63), taking India past 400.
Jurel touched the three-figure mark in the second session.
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Team India declares at 503 /9
Jurel added 39 and 31 runs with Manav Suthar and Mohammed Siraj, respectively. These stands propelled India past 500 as the team finally declared at 503/9. Jurel walked back unbeaten on 115 off 177 balls, having hit nine fours and two sixes.
Stats
Second successive 50-plus score
Jurel scored 51 (68) in India's win in the series opener.
His second ton in the format has taken the batter to 651 runs at an average of 40.68 across 12 Test matches, as per Cricinfo.
Jurel's maiden hundred came against West Indies last year, as he also owns two fifties.
Both his 50-plus scores in away-from-home Tests have come in this series.
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7th FC ton for Jurel
This was Jurel's seventh First-Class ton as he also owns 16 fifties. Across 38 matches in the format, Jurel has racked up 2,711 runs at an average of 54-plus. These performances would certainly push his case for a permanent place in India's Test XI.