Delhi: Exactly a year after scoring the second-fastest century by an Indian player in List-A cricket, Gujarat wicketkeeper-batsman Urvil Patel on Wednesday also scored the fastest T20 century by an Indian batsman in 28 balls against Tripura in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Has given.
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While chasing the target of 156 runs for Gujarat, Urvil completed his century in just 28 balls with the help of 11 sixes and 7 fours. He overtook Rishabh Pant’s record for the fastest T20 century for India. The Indian wicketkeeper scored a century in 32 balls against Himachal Pradesh in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in 2018.
Interestingly, on 27 November 2023, Patel scored a century off 41 balls for Gujarat in the Vijay Hazare Trophy against Arunachal Pradesh in Chandigarh, the first by an Indian since Yusuf Pathan’s century off 40 balls in 2009/10. Was the second fastest century.
fastest t20 century
27 balls – Sahil Chauhan – Estonia vs Cyprus, 2024
28 balls – Urvil Patel – Gujarat vs Tripura, 2024
30 balls – Chris Gayle – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Pune Warriors, 2013
32 balls – Rishabh Pant – Delhi vs Himachal Pradesh, 2018
Fastest List A century (in balls) by Indians
40 balls – Yusuf Pathan – Baroda vs Maharashtra – 2009-10
41 balls – Urvil Patel – Gujarat vs Arunachal Pradesh – 2023*
42 balls – Abhishek Sharma – Punjab vs Madhya Pradesh – 2020-21
50 balls – Suryakumar Yadav – Mumbai vs Puducherry – 2020-21
It is noteworthy that Rishabh Pant recently became the most expensive player in history in the mega auction of IPL 2025. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) included him in their team by paying Rs 27 crore.
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