Srinagar: Not disheartened and letting his bat do the talking,Gujarat batter Urvil Patel has smashed a 28-ball century during a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) match against Tripura in Indore on Wednesday. This made him the second-fastest century scorer in T20 cricket history and the fastest ever by an Indian. It happened days after Patel went unsold in IPL Auction 2025.
Patel surppased the most expensive IPL player Rishabh Pant, who took 32 balls to reach triple figures for Delhi against Himachal Pardesh in 2018.
The right-handed batter went on to score an unbeaten 113 off 35 deliveries, hitting seven fours and 12 sixes, helping Gujarat to chase down 156 with 58 balls to spare.
His century was also the second-fastest in all T20s, only behind Estonia’s Sahil Chauhan, who struck a 27-ball ton against Cyprus earlier this year.
Fastest centuries in T20s
Sahil Chauhan – 27 balls – Estonia vs Cyprus in 2024
Urvil Patel – 28 balls – Gujarat vs Tripura in 2024
Chris Gayle – 30 balls – RCB vs Pune Warriors India in 2013
Rishabh Pant – 32 balls – Delhi vs Himachal Pradesh in 2018.
Urvil Patel also holds the record of scoring the second-fastest century by an Indian batter in List A cricket.
He achieved the feat in November 2023 when he amassed triple figures from just 41 balls against Arunachal Pradesh in Chandigarh. His ton was a ball slower than Yousuf Pathan’s 40-ball hundred for Baroda against Maharashtra in 2010.
Patel was picked by Gujarat Titans (GT) for INR 20 lacs in IPL auction 2024.