New Delhi: Dhruv Jurel continued his brilliant form and smashed another half-century in the ongoing second unofficial Test match between Australia A and India A at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
Jurel who had scored 80 runs in the first innings, rescued his team again in the second innings with a gritty fifty, helping India A to set a challenging 168-run target in tough conditions. India A lost 5 wickets for just 52 runs in the second innings with top order struggling to score runs again.
Nathan Mcandrew removed Abhimanyu Easwaran on 17 runs while Rocchiccioli and Webster dismissed KL Rahul and Sai Sudharsan cheaply. Webster picked up his second wicket of the match and dismissed Padikkal for just 1 run. Jurel forged a 94-run partnership with Nitish Reddy for the sixth wicket. He scored 68 runs off 122 balls while Reddy also scored crucial 38 runs.
Tanush Kotian (44) also batted well and stitched a 49-run partnership with Prasidh Krishna, who scored 29 runs. For Australia A, Rocchiccioli picked up four wickets while Webster also took 3 wickets. Chasing the target, Australia A lost two wickets in the first over. Prasidh Krishna removed Marcus Harris and Bancroft on a duck. The Aussies have already won the first unofficial Test by 7 wickets in Mackay.
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Dhruv Jurel puts strong case for middle-order spot in India’s playing XI
The BCCI named a strong 18-member squad for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Sarfaraz Khan and KL Rahul are struggling to score runs in the middle-order and with the team management looking to make some big calls in the playing XI, Jurel has made a case for himself with outstanding performances in Melbourne.
India squad for BGT: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar
Dhruv Jurel scored another half-century in the second unofficial Test and made a strong case to be part of the playing XI for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, starting on November 22 in Perth. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
