Overview
- Batting at No. 3, Jurel struck an unbeaten 160 off 101 balls with 15 fours and eight sixes to lift Uttar Pradesh to 369/7 in Rajkot.
- Uttar Pradesh defeated Baroda by 54 runs, completing a 3-0 start to lead Group B in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
- The knock was Jurel’s first List A century and the highest individual List A score by a Uttar Pradesh batter.
- He tops the tournament run charts with 307 runs in three innings after scores of 80, 67 and 160*, accelerating from 50 to 100 in 36 balls and to 150 in 19.
- Rasikh Salam conceded 102 in 10 overs, a Baroda List A record, while Jurel’s form has been widely cited as strengthening his claim for India’s ODI backup wicketkeeper as selectors weigh options alongside Ishan Kishan and Jitesh Sharma.