IPL 2026, Dhruv Jurel floors Gujarat Titans with 75: Stats
What's the story
Rajasthan Royals batter Dhruv Jurel hit a fluent 75-run knock against Gujarat Titans in Match 9 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season on Saturday. Jurel walked in when RR were 70/1. He added 56 runs alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal for the 2nd wicket. With RR losing a few wickets along the way, Jurel kept his composure and helped the side get past 200.
Knock
Jurel shines in RR's 210/6
Jurel started slowly before dominating the 56-run stand alongside Jaiswal. He was then part of two 30-plus stands alongside Shimron Hetmyer and Ravindra Jadeja for the 4th and 6th wicket respectively. In the 17th over of RR's innings, Jurel completed his fifty. He continued to build the innings for RR before perishing to Mohammed Siraj in the 20th over. RR ended up scoring 210/6.
Stats
Jurel hits his 5th fifty in IPL
Jurel slammed 5 fours and 5 sixes. His strike rate was 178.57. With this effort, he now owns 773 runs from 44 IPL matches (37 innings). He registered his 5th IPL fifty and averages 29.73. In 58 T20 matches (48 innings), Jurel has 877 runs at 25.79 (50s: 5). He is now two shy of 50 T20 sixes (48), as per ESPNcricinfo.