Who is Urvil Patel? Meet CSK star who scored joint fastest 50 in the IPL
Urvil Patel scored the second fastest T20 century in the history. See who is he.
Chennai Super Kings player Urvil Patel etched his name in IPL history on Sunday, as he registered joint fastest half-century in the T20 league. After Lucknow Super Giants posted 203/8, Patel, 27, gave his team the early momentum as he raced to a 50 in just 13 balls. The wicketkeeper batsman made his IPL debut last season.
Add The Sporting News as a preferred news source Who is Urvil Patel? Patel is a Baroda-born batter who made his Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) debut in 2018. He also made his List A debut in the same year for Baroda before transferring his association to Gujarat ahead of 2018/19 season.
Since his debut, he has continued to impress with his explosive batting ever since. In his 47-match career, he has scored 1162 runs at a strike rate of 170. 38 and has two centuries and four fifties to his name.
MORE: Visit Cricket News for all the latest cricket coverage and opinion For the 2023 season, Patel was picked by Gujarat Titans but could not get any game time in their run to the final. Patel was called up for trials by the CSK management with just four games remaining. The 27-year-old impressed everyone in the CSK camp with his blistering batting.