Urvil smashes second-fastest century in T20s
The Hindu
Gujarat's Urvil Patel smashes fastest-ever hundred in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, narrowly missing IPL auction opportunity.
Gujarat’s Urvil Patel entered the record books on Wednesday as he smashed the fastest-ever hundred in the history of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
The right-handed opener’s effort, off just 28 balls, came in an eight-wicket win over Tripura at the Emerald Heights International School ground. The record in India’s domestic T20 competition previously belonged to Rishabh Pant, who hit a hundred off 32 balls for Delhi against Himachal Pradesh in 2018.
Urvil’s century is also the second-fastest in all of T20s. It is behind Sahil Chauhan’s 27-ball blitzkrieg for Estonia against Cyprus in a T20I in June. At third is Chris Gayle’s 30-ball century for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2013.
If Urvil’s big-hitting exploits had come a few days earlier, it may have helped him find a bid at the IPL mega auction in Jeddah on Monday. Urvil, whose base price was ₹30 lakh, was part of Gujarat Titans earlier.
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