Dhruv Jurel extended his fine form in red-ball cricket this year by scoring another hundred for India A against New Zealand A in the second match of the NZ A vs IND A 2026 unofficial Test series at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Sunday.
Jurel, who was Rajasthan Royals’ second-highest run scorer during IPL 2026, top-scored for India in the first innings as he made 105 off 171 in a knock that was laced with 11 fours and three sixes.
After entering the crease with India on 131/3, Jurel anchored the innings with valuable partnerships to help the visitors post a solid total.
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The India A captain added 62 runs with Manav Suthar before going on to combine with Akash Deep for a 75-run partnership.
While wickets fell around him, Jurel produced a composed knock. The 25-year-old was unbeaten on 99 at stumps on the opening day.
He brought up his hundred at the start of the second day before departing following a thick outside edge to second slip. Jurel’s knock helped India A post a challenging total of 346 in the first innings at Christchurch.
Jurel’s century against New Zealand A was his eighth in first-class cricket. He has also scored 16 fifties and has now amassed 2819 runs in 60 innings in the format.
Earlier this year, the wicketkeeper-batsman scored his maiden Test century outside India and also made a fifty against Sri Lanka.
Before that, Jurel captained India A to a 1-0 win over Sri Lanka A in a two-match unofficial Test series, finishing as his team’s standout batter with a century and a half-century across three innings.
Jurel and his Royals teammates Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ravindra Jadeja are also part of India’s Test squad for the New Zealand tour.
