IND vs SL: In the second match of the 2-match Test series being played against Sri Lanka, Dhruv Jurel played a brilliant century on the second day. He returned to the pavilion remaining unbeaten till the end. No Sri Lankan bowler could dismiss him. Jurel scored his second century in Tests for India. However, even after playing a century, his name got registered in an unwanted record.
Unwanted record registered in the name of Jurel
Since 2007, Jurel has become the third Indian player to play the most number of balls to reach 99 to 100 runs in Tests. In this match, he played 13 balls to touch the figure of 99 to 100 runs.
At the same time, the first name in this list is of R Ashwin. He played 15 balls to reach 99 to 100 runs against West Indies in 2016. The second name in the list is that of Murali Vijay. He played 14 balls against England at Trent Bridge in 2014.
VVS Laxman is at number four. He faced 12 balls against Australia in Delhi in 2008, while Sachin Tendulkar faced 12 balls from 99 to score a century in the Nagpur Test against Australia in 2008. Now Jurel’s name has also been included in this list.
Jurel’s brilliant innings
Batting at number 7, Jurel made the Sri Lankan bowlers sweat and remained unbeaten till the end. He batted with patience and did not hurry. Jurel had played an unbeaten inning of 115 runs in 177 balls. He hit 9 fours and 2 sixes. Apart from Jurel, Devdutt Padikkal also scored a century. He played an innings of 117 runs in 193 balls. At the same time, Shubhman Gill and Rishabh Pant also scored half-centuries. Gill scored 50 runs in 108 balls and Pant scored 63 runs in 89 balls. On the second day, India declared its innings after scoring 503 runs at the loss of 9 wickets, in response to which Sri Lanka lost 2 of its batsmen after scoring 8 runs in 3 overs.
Most balls faced by an Indian to reach 99 to 100 runs in Test matches since 2007
15 – Ravichandran Ashwin vs West Indies (Gros Islet, 2016)
14 – Murali Vijay vs England (Trent Bridge, 2014)
13 – Dhruv Jurel vs Sri Lanka (Colombo SSC, 2026)
12 – VVS Laxman vs Australia (Delhi, 2008)
12 – Sachin Tendulkar vs Australia (Nagpur, 2008)