India, Nov. 6 -- Dhruv Jurel continues to make a case for himself as a fixture in India's plans in the longest format of the sport, as he marked the second India A vs South Africa A match in Bengaluru with a century in the lead up to the full Test series later this month. Jurel scored 132* off 175 deliveries in a rescue act that helped India to a fighting first innings score of 255.

Jurel came in at number 4 at the Centre for Excellence Ground in Bengaluru, after the top order had collapsed to 59/4. This included the wickets of Abhimanyu Easwaran on a duck and Devdutt Padikkal on 5, hampering the odds of both players who are hopeful to be involved in the team, as well as KL Rahul on 19 and Sai Sudharsan on 17 respectively.

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