Jurel's Century Powers India to 503 in Colombo Test
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India and Sri Lanka are playing a Test match in Colombo. This is the second Test in the series.
On Day 2, Dhruv Jurel scored a century. He hit 100 or more runs. His batting style is calm and old-fashioned. People say he plays with old-world charm.
Jurel did not hit big shots. He scored runs slowly and carefully. This helped his team a lot.
Because of Jurel, India got a big total. India scored 503 runs for the loss of 9 wickets.
After India batted, Sri Lanka started their innings. India's bowlers played very well. They took wickets quickly. This hurt Sri Lanka's batting order.
The match is exciting. Fans are checking the scorecard and the win probability for each team.
People want to know the chances of victory in Colombo. The next days of the match will show who wins.
Vocabulary8 words
- Test
- a long cricket match that lasts up to five days
- century
- 100 or more runs by one player
- total
- the full number of runs a team scores
- wickets
- when a batter is out; also the sticks used in cricket
- innings
- the time when one team is batting
- bowlers
- players who throw the ball to get batters out
- scorecard
- a paper or screen showing the runs and wickets
- win probability
- how likely a team is to win the game
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1. Dhruv Jurel 2. 503 3. India's bowlers troubled their batters
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India and Sri Lanka are playing a _____ match in Colombo. This is the second Test in the series.
On Day 2, Dhruv Jurel scored a _____. He hit 100 or more runs.
Jurel did not hit big shots. He scored runs slowly and _____.
Because of Jurel, India got a big total. India scored 503 runs for the loss of 9 _____.
After India batted, Sri Lanka started their _____.
India's _____ played very well. They took wickets quickly.
Fans are checking the _____ and the win probability for each team.
People want to know the chances of _____ in Colombo.
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