Dhruv Jurel: Indian young batsman Dhruv Jurel performed brilliantly and scored a century in the first innings of the Colombo Test. On the second day of the match, he played an unbeaten inning of 115 runs.
Dhruva Jurel: In the second Test match being played between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo, young batsman Dhruv Jurel has scored a brilliant century in India’s first innings while batting at number seven. On the second day of the match, Jurel completed his century in 171 balls. With this century, Jurel has become the second Indian batsman to score a Test century while batting at number 7 or below for India on Sri Lankan soil, before him Hardik Pandya had played an inning of 108 runs in Pallekele in 2017.
Dhruv Jurel scored a century in Colombo test
After winning the toss in the Colombo Test, the Indian team came to bat first and scored 503 runs in the first innings. In the first innings for Team India, Devdutt Padikkal and Dhruv Jurel played century innings while batting brilliantly and played an important role in taking the team’s score beyond 500.
Jurel, who came to bat at number seven on the second day of the match, played an unbeaten inning of 115 runs in 177 balls, which included 9 fours and 2 sixes. During this, Jurel completed his century in 171 balls. Before Jurel, on the first day of this match, Devdutt Padikkal had batted brilliantly and played an inning of 117 runs.
Became the second Indian to do so
Let us tell you, this is Dhruv Jurel’s second century in Test cricket. Earlier in 2025, he had scored a century in the first Test against West Indies. By scoring a century in the second test match against Sri Lanka, Jurel has made a special achievement in his name. He has become only the second Indian batsman after Hardik Pandya to score a Test century while batting at No. 7 or lower in Sri Lanka.
Dhruv Jurel Test Career
Talking about the Test career of 25-year-old Indian star wicketkeeper batsman Dhruv Jurel, he made his Test debut against England in 2024. Jurel has played a total of 12 test matches for India so far, in which he has scored 651 runs in 19 innings. During this period, Jurel has scored 2 half-centuries and 2 centuries with his bat.
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