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IND vs SL 2nd Test: Dhruv Jurel shines for Team India with impressive ton on Day 2

Updated On: 25 August, 2026 12:51 PM IST | Colombo | R Kaushik

While Rishabh Pant (63) scores second half-century of the series, India’s other ’keeper-batter Jurel shines with calm, unbeaten 177-ball 115 as visitors declare at 503-9; SL score 8-2 on Day 2

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Dhruv Jurel celebrates his century, displaying his ‘Jai jawan, jai kisan’ tattoo in Colombo on Monday. Pics/PTI

Dhruv Jurel celebrates his century, displaying his ‘Jai jawan, jai kisan’ tattoo in Colombo on Monday. Pics/PTI

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No. of balls taken by Dhurv Jurel to move from 99 to 100 on Monday
115*
No. of runs scored by Dhruv Jurel on Monday — the most by an Indian batting at No.7 or lower in Tests in Sri Lanka
112*
No. of runs put on by Jurel and Pant on Monday — the highest partnership for the seventh wicket or lower by India in Tests in Sri Lanka

The two specialist wicketkeepers in the Indian ranks matched each other for impact, if not numerical returns, as the visitors took charge of the second Test against Sri Lanka on Monday.

The maverick Rishabh Pant and the orthodox Dhruv Jurel aren’t mirror images only when it comes to being left- and right-handed respectively. They embrace entirely contrasting methods at the crease, and were in perfect sync on the second day at the SSC ground to drive India into the ascendancy.

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