Urvil Patel
Gujarat’s wicketkeeper batsman Urvil Patel is in the headlines these days, Urvil Patel’s bat is probably going to thunder in the Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024. It was a few days ago that he had scored a century in 28 balls, after this today on 3rd December, Urvil scored a century in 36 balls against Uttarakhand. While the opposition team also included Royal Challenge Bangalore’s left arm spin bowler Swapnil Singh.
Gujarat’s opening batsman hit 11 sixes and 8 fours in his brilliant innings of 115 runs in 41 balls. He then helped his team achieve the impressive target of 183 runs with 8 wickets and 35 balls remaining at the Emerald High School Ground in Indore. In which earlier in this match, Uttarakhand had scored 182 for 7 wickets in 20 overs.
After which Arbil also holds the record of scoring the second fastest century in T20. But his century against Uttarakhand in 36 balls is also being said to be the fourth fastest century by an Indian batsman.
After this century, Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma are seen at second and third position in this list. Pant had scored a brilliant century in 30 balls against Himachal Pradesh in SMAT 2018. After this, India’s hitman Rohit scored a brilliant century in just 35 balls against Sri Lanka in 2017.
After this century, Urvil Patel completed his century in just 28 balls in the match between Gujarat and Tripura on 27 November. But while Urvi Patel’s century is considered to be the second fastest century in T20 cricket, the record for scoring the fastest T20 century was in the name of Sahil Chauhan of Estonia, who scored a brilliant century against Cyprus in just 27 balls
