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Dhruv Jurel’s 160* Powers UP Past Baroda, Intensifies India ODI Keeper Race

The knock set a Uttar Pradesh List A benchmark at the very moment India weighs ODI selections to face New Zealand.

India Test wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel scored his first List A century on Monday (December 29). Read more here.
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Dhruv Jurel has sent a reminder to the selectors with his hundred in VHT amid the Pant-Ishan Kishan buzz.

Overview

  • Uttar Pradesh posted 369/7 and defeated Baroda 315 all out by 54 runs in Rajkot to move top of Group B with three wins.
  • Jurel’s unbeaten 160 off 101 balls featured 15 fours and eight sixes, with a hundred in 78 balls followed by 60 more in just 23 deliveries.
  • The 24-year-old’s innings is now Uttar Pradesh’s highest individual List A score, surpassing Aryan Juyal’s 159.
  • Across three Vijay Hazare innings, Jurel has 307 runs (80, 67, 160*) to lead the tournament run charts after back-to-back fifties and a maiden List A ton.
  • Media reports say selectors are assessing wicketkeeping options for the New Zealand ODIs, with Jurel’s form entering a conversation that also includes Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan and Jitesh Sharma.