Urvil Patel Smashes Joint-Fastest IPL Fifty in Just 13 Balls for CSK

Urvil Patel lit up the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium with a flurry of sixes. The 27-year-old has played some impactful cameos for Chennai Super Kings in Indian Premier League 2026. His last two innings were quick knocks of 24 off 12 balls and 17 off 9 balls. The wicketkeeper batter entered the middle with the same intent against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and 3.2 overs later, Urvil had smashed the joint-fastest fifty in the IPL. Sanju Samson’s 28-run cameo had given the platform to Urvil to go boom. CSK were 45/0 after 3.4 overs chasing 204.

Now the wicketkeeper had to finish the powerplay strongly. And that he did. After taking a single off his first ball, he smashed Avesh Khan for 3 sixes to end the fifth over. Rishabh Pant handed the ball to Digvesh Rathi for the last over of the powerplay. The leg spinner from Delhi had dismissed Samson and was coming off defending 20 off the last over against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru just three days ago. But Urvil didn’t care. He welcomed Digvesh with a six over long-on.

The fun didn’t stop there for Urvil Patel. The next three balls disappeared for six, four, and six. At one stage, he raced to 31 runs off just 6 balls. Thanks to his explosive batting, Chennai Super Kings reached 97/1 at the end of the powerplay and took complete control of the match. Urvil then moved to 41 off only 8 balls, and it looked like Yuvraj Singh’s record could be under threat. But that didn’t happen. He did, however, reach his maiden IPL fifty in just 13 balls, the joint-fastest in the league’s history.

IPL Record: Fastest Fifty