Just a year after scoring a blazing century in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, opener Urvil Patel hailing from Gujarat made history by scoring the fastest-ever T20 century by an Indian. Patel achieved this feat in just 28 balls in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) match against Tripura in Indore on Friday. Notably, this is the second-fastest hundred in T20 cricket ever.
Sahil Chauhan of Estonia holds the record for the fastest T20 century ever scored around the globe by scoring a century on 27 balls against Cyprus recently this year. For India, the fastest T20 century was achieved by Rishabh Pant off 32 balls back in 2018 when he was representing Delhi in SMAT to chase glory against Tripura.
Urvil’s heroics came while chasing a modest target of 156 set by Tripura. Gujarat comfortably achieved the total in just 10.2 overs, thanks to Urvil’s unbeaten 113 off 35 balls. His innings featured an explosive mix of seven fours and 12 sixes, showcasing his dominance. He peppered all parts of the field with boundaries, striking three sixes over covers, four down the ground, and several more over midwicket and square leg.
Tripura captain Mandeep Singh was the one who suffered at the hands of Urvil as he scored 24 runs off five balls. Others, too, such as Abhijit Sarkar and Sankar Paul, suffered at the hands of Urvil as he managed to take 26 runs off nine balls from Sarkar and 17 runs off four balls from Paul.
Fastest-ever T20 century and more records by Urvil
This feat is almost a year after Urvil’s impressive 41-ball century in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. It had placed him second on the fastest List A centuries list among Indians, just behind Yusuf Pathan.
Domestic heroics notwithstanding, Urvil remains an untapped talent in the Indian Premier League. He was released by Gujarat Titans in 2024 without playing a single game and went unpicked in the recent 2025 mega auction.
With each outing, Urvil Patel’s recent escapades establish himself even more firmly as one to watch out for in short formats- truly an India discovery.
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