TOI Sports Desk
NEW DELHI: Dhruv Jurel made a compelling argument for a potential Test XI inclusion with his second consecutive fifty on the third day of the second and final unofficial Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, but it was unable to stop India A from losing to Australia A by six wickets.
The tourists had previously lost the first unofficial Test by seven wickets in Mackay, and this loss gave India A a 0-2 record in the two-match series.
Jurel, who scored a heroic 80 in the first innings, scored a calm 68 off 122 balls, hitting five boundaries resuming at 73/5 overnight.
Before being dismissed, Jurel and Nitish Kumar Reddy (38) shared a crucial 94-run stand.
In their second innings, India reached 229 thanks to Prasidh Krishna (29) and Tanush Kotian (44), who set the hosts a low target of 168.
Now a video is viral on the internet that shows Jurel being clapped and cheered off the MCG by a handful of Indian supporters.
The first Test of this edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia gets underway in Perth from November 22.