Chennai Super Kings’ Urvil Patel slams 31-ball century:Smashes 10 sixes to score 119 runs in Mushtaq Ali Trophy; Samson’s fifty for Kerala

Wicketkeeper Urvil Patel, who plays for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the IPL (Indian Premier League), scored a 31-ball century. On Wednesday, in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Tournament (SMAT), he scored 119 runs off 37 balls, hitting 10 sixes and 12 fours. Thanks to Urvil’s explosive knock, Gujarat achieved Services’ target of 183 runs in just 12.3 overs. In the first round match of SMAT, Sanju Samson, who is part of CSK, also scored a fifty. Meanwhile, Karnataka and Kerala also won their respective matches. Urvil also holds the record for the fastest century The record for the fastest century in T20 cricket for India is also held by Urvil. He had scored a century in just 28 balls against Tripura in 2024. Abhishek Sharma of Punjab is also at the top with Urvil, having scored a century in 28 balls. Urvil also secured the third position in this record by scoring a century in 31 balls. Also Read| ‘BCCI will decide my future,’ Gautam Gambhir refuses to resign: Defends, ‘I’m the same guy who was coach for Champions Trophy’ despite 2nd Test clean sweep in a year Gaurav Kocher smashes fifty for Services At Hyderabad’s Gymkhana Ground, Gujarat won the toss and chose to bowl. Services scored 182 runs, losing 9 wickets. Gaurav Kocher scored 60 runs for the team. Arun Kumar scored 29 and Jayant Goyat scored 20 runs, helping the team reach a respectable total. For Gujarat, Arzan Nagwaswalla and Hameg Patel took 2 wickets each. Harshal Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, and Vishal Jaiswal got 1 wicket each. Yash Doshi failed to take any wickets. Gujarat’s openers stitch a 174-run stand While facing a target of 184 runs, Gujarat’s openers got off to a very fast start. Arya Desai remained steady at one end, while Urvil Patel batted aggressively at the other end. He scored a century in just 31 balls. In the 12th over, Arya was out after scoring 60 runs off 35 balls. He hit 6 fours and 3 sixes in his innings. Also Read| Gautam Gambhir’s 4 blunders that caused India’s biggest Test loss Arya made a 174-run opening partnership with Urvil. In the very same 12th over, Ripal Patel, who came in at number 3, was also out, but by then the match was already in Gujarat’s pocket. In the 13th over, Urvil, along with Saurav Chauhan, led the team to victory. Urvil remained unbeaten on 119 and Saurav on 2 runs. Both wickets for Services were taken by Mohit Rathi. Karnataka register 5-wicket victory First-round matches were played on Wednesday in India’s domestic T20 tournament, the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. In Group D, Karnataka defeated Uttarakhand by 5 wickets. Batting first at Narendra Modi Stadium, Uttarakhand scored 197 runs. Karnataka achieved the target on the last ball of the 20th over, losing just 5 wickets. Smaran Ravichandran scored 67 runs for the team. Kerala win by 10 wickets, Samson’s fifty In Group A, Kerala defeated Odisha by 10 wickets. Batting first in Lucknow, Odisha scored 176 runs, losing 7 wickets. Captain Biplab Samantray scored a fifty. Kerala achieved the target in 16.3 overs without losing a wicket. Rohan Kunnummal scored 121, and captain Sanju Samson scored 51 runs.