Urvil Patel broke the record held by Rishabh Pant for the fastest T20 ton by an India.
Gujarat wicketkeeper-batter Urvil Patel smashed the fastest T20 century hit by an Indian batter by smacking a 28-ball hundred in his aspect’s 8-wicket win towards Tripura ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy league stage on the Emerald Heights International School Ground in Indore.
“An excellent efficiency to safe a superb 8-wicket victory over Tripura CA in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy! The highlight shines on Urvil Patel, who created historical past by smashing the fastest century in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy historical past in simply 28 balls!
“His explosive knock of 113 not out off 35 balls, including 7 boundaries and 12 towering sixes, has set a new benchmark in T20 cricket! Kudos to the entire team for their spirit and determination. Let’s keep this winning momentum going,” Gujarat Cricket Association stated in an Instagram put up.
Urvil additionally broke the record held by Rishabh Pant for the fastest T20 ton by an Indian. Pant had hit a 32-ball hundred towards Himachal Pradesh in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy again in 2018 on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. His century is now the second-fastest in males’s T20 cricket, solely behind Estonia’s Sahil Chauhan, who scored 100 off simply 27 balls towards Cyprus earlier this 12 months.
The 26-year-old Urvil, who not too long ago went unsold in the IPL 2025 mega public sale in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, took solely 15 balls to hit his half-century and smashed seven fours and 12 sixes to ultimately end on an unbeaten 113 off 35 balls and a jaw-dropping strike-rate of 322.86. He was additionally aided by Aarya Desai making 38 not out from the opposite finish as Gujarat accomplished the chase in simply 10.2 overs to get an emphatic win in their Group B match.
The wickekeeper-batter was a member of IPL 2022 champions Gujarat Titans, who had signed him for Rs 20 lakh in the 2023 public sale, earlier than releasing him forward of the 2024 public sale.
Interestingly, at this very date final 12 months, Urvil cracked the second-fastest List A ton by an Indian batter, when he hit unbeaten 41-ball 100 for Gujarat in their Vijay Hazare Trophy match towards Arunachal Pradesh in Chandigarh.
Fastest centuries in T20 cricket:
27 balls – Sahil Chauhan – Estonia vs Cyprus – 2024
28 balls – Urvil Patel – Gujarat vs Tripura – 2024
30 balls – Chris Gayle – Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Pune Warriors – 2013
32 balls – Rishabh Pant – Delhi vs Himachal Pradesh – 2018
33 balls – Wihan Lubbe – North West vs Limpopo – 2018
33 balls – Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton – Namibia vs Nepal – 2024
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