IPL 2026: Urvil Patel, Jamie Overton star as CSK beat LSG by 5 wickets
Urvil Patel's explosive 23-ball 65, including a joint-record 13-ball fifty, powered Chennai Super Kings to their first 180-plus chase at Chepauk since 2018. His breathtaking innings, dedicated to his father, broke the back of Lucknow Super Giants' 204-run target. Shivam Dube's late sixes sealed a five-wicket victory for CSK.
CHENNAI: Chennai Super Kings snapped an eight-year jinx at Chepauk on Sunday, and it took an unlikely hero, Urvil Patel, playing in place of the injured Ayush Mhatre, to script it. Chasing 204 against Lucknow Super Giants, CSK completed their first 180-plus chase since 2018, powered by Urvil’s astonishing 23-ball 65. Slotted at No.
3 after Sanju Samson’s brisk 28 off 14, the 27-year-old turned the game on its head with a breathtaking burst. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!
His 13-ball half-century, joint-fastest in IPL history alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal, broke the back of the asking rate on a surface where the ball occasionally gripped. Urvil’s assault ensured CSK raced to half the target inside seven overs. The carnage began after a quiet start.
Avesh Khan’s over disappeared for 25 runs as Urvil hammered three sixes, shifting momentum instantly. Digvesh Rathi suffered a similar fate in the next over, conceding 25 as Urvil surged to 42 off just 10 balls. With Chepauk roaring, Urvil took on Mohammed Shami, bringing up his fifty with a towering six, then revealing a note from his pocket that read, “This is for you, Papa.