Chennai Super Kings batsman Urvil Patel created a sensation by scoring a half-century in just 13 balls against Lucknow in IPL 2026. He scored 65 runs in 23 balls and equaled Yashasvi Jaiswal’s record of fastest IPL fifty.
Who is Urvil Patel: In the first match of IPL 2026 being played on Sunday, there is talk everywhere about the explosive batting of Chennai Super Kings batsman Urvil Patel. Urvil has expressed his strong claim by scoring 50 runs in just 13 balls. Not only this, he almost broke Yuvraj Singh’s record of 50 runs in 12 balls.
Every bowler of Lucknow was exposed
Urvil Patel took full notice of every bowler of Lucknow. First he hit sixes in Avesh Khan’s over. Later, he also took on spinner Digvesh Rathi and washed him fiercely. Even Lucknow’s most experienced bowler Mohammed Shami could not escape him and he fired in the air at every bowler’s ball. Urvil Patel scored 65 runs in 23 balls, hitting 2 fours and 8 skyscraper sixes.
Yashasvi Jaiswal’s equal in IPL
Urvil Patel equaled Yashasvi Jaiswal by scoring 50 runs in 13 balls in IPL. That is, they jointly scored the fastest half-century of IPL. As soon as Urvil came, he hit 3 consecutive sixes on 3 balls of Avesh Khan. After this he did not stop and continued to hit sixes and fours. Urvil hit 7 sixes and 1 four during his half-century innings.
What did Urvil Patel write in the slip?
After scoring a half-century, 27-year-old Urvil Patel took out a slip of paper from his pocket and celebrated in a unique way. Urvil had brought a message for his father in this slip, in which it was written – Papa, this is for you. I did what you wanted.
Birth and early life of Urvil Patel
Urvil Patel was born in Gujarat. He was very interested in cricket since childhood and started training for professional cricket at an early age. Wicketkeeping and aggressive batting are considered his biggest strengths. After consistently performing well in domestic cricket, he gradually made his mark in the cricket world. Urvil Patel attracted attention by playing several quick innings in domestic T20 cricket. He is known for scoring fast runs in the powerplay. His batting in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and other domestic tournaments caught the attention of selectors and IPL franchises. His strike rate based batting makes him different from other young players.
Batting style and strength
Urvil Patel likes to bat aggressively from the beginning. He has the ability to play big shots against both fast bowlers and spinners.
His special strengths:
- scoring fast runs in powerplay
- ability to hit long sixes
- wicketkeeping skills
- aggressive batting under pressure
- maintaining a fast strike rate