Gujarat Opener Urvil Patel smashed a 28-ball century in the shortest format which is the second fastest overall in T20s and the fastest by an India player.
Exactly a year before he smashed the second-fastest 50 over century by an Indian. Urvil’s feat against Tripura in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024, India’s domestic T20 tournament, in Indore.
The record for the fastest T20 hundred belongs to Sahil Chauhan of Estonia, who got there in 27 balls against Cyprus in Episkopi, earlier in June this year.
The record for the fastest century by an Indian belonged to Rishabh Pant, which he had reached three figures off 32 balls, while batting with Gautam Gambhir for Delhi against Himachal Pradesh in January 2018.
🚨 Record Alert 🚨
Gujarat’s Urvil Patel smashes the fastest ever T20 hundred by an Indian in just 28 balls in #SMAT against Tripura in Indore💥 🔝
His hundred is the second-fastest T20 ton overall.
He blazed his way to a stunning 113* off just 35 balls⚡ ⚡@IDFCFirstBank pic.twitter.com/N1cLRnW8LO
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) November 27, 2024
Chasing 156 against Tripura on Wednesday, Gujarat romped home in just 10.2 over thanks to Urvil’s unbeaten 113 runs off 35 balls which included seven fours and 12 sixes.
Abhijit Sarkar for 26 off nine balls, Sankar Paul for 17 off four and Manisankar Murasingh for 28 runs off 10 balls, with the help of one four and three sixes.
On November 27 last year Urvil smashed a 41 ball century in the 50 over Vijay Hazare Trophy, just a day after being released by Gujarat Titans ahead of the IPL 2024 auction.
He had placed him second in the list of fastest List A hundred among Indians, behind Yusuf Pathan’s achievement of 40 balls. Urvil had been released after not getting any games with GT in IPL 2023.
Meanwhile Urvil’s is one of the uncapped wicketkeepers list who went unsold in the 2025 mega auction.
