India A vs Sri Lanka An Unofficial Test, Day 3 Live Score. India A goal for early wickets after Dhruv Jurel’s unbeaten ton in Galle
The visitors then struck twice with the new ball before Sri Lanka A recovered to end the day on 113/2, still trailing by 339 runs.
Wrapping up the day on 68 not out, Jurel took full advantage of the batting-friendly conditions and turned his overnight half-century into an incredible hundred.
The wicketkeeper-batter remained unbeaten on 141 off 215 balls, an innings that included 13 fours and a six. He mixed careful attacking strokes to keep India firmly in control.
Shaik Rasheed, who went on to 53, added just 10 runs before falling for 63.
After Rasheed’s dismissal, Harsh Dubey joined his captaincy and played an important supporting role.
The all-rounder scored 30 off 51 balls, hitting two fours and a six, as he added 86 runs for the sixth wicket with Jurel before being dismissed by Chamika Gunasekara.
Gunasekara was the pick of the Sri Lanka A bowlers, claiming two more wickets on the second day after dismissing Rasheed and Dubey.
India A made the perfect start with the ball as Anshul Kamboj and Yash Thakur reduced Sri Lanka A to 38/2.
Kamboj dismissed wicketkeeper-batter Niroshan Dickwella for 10, while Thakur bowled Pawantha Weerasinghe for 11 to pile the pressure on the hosts.
Sri Lanka A hit back through Nuwanidu Fernando and Ashen Bandara, who denied India A any further breakthroughs.
Fernando remained unbeaten on 65 off 103 balls, hitting seven boundaries, while Bandara made no 18 at the stumps.
The pair added an unbeaten 75 runs for the third wicket to take Sri Lanka A to 113/2 at the close of play.
India A entered Day 2 after finishing the opening day on 333/4, with Sai Sudharsan scoring 132. Jurel’s century helped the visitors extend their dominance before declaring at 452/6.
With a lead of 339 runs and Sri Lanka A eight wickets away in their first innings, India A remained firmly in control heading into Day 3.



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