Urvil Patel hit a record breaking 50 off just 13 balls to equal the fastest fifty in IPL history before pulling out an emotional note for his father as celebration.
Chennai Super Kings batter Urvil Patel created IPL history in the ongoing match, after smashing a record-breaking 13-ball half-century against Lucknow Super Giants at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. This knock helped Urvil Patel equal Yashasvi Jaiswal’s record for the joint-fastest fifty in IPL history.
Urvil attacked from the very beginning and hammered 2 fours and 7 sixes during his stunning innings. He reached the milestone with a single off Mohammad Shami in the final ball of the seventh over.
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The young batter then celebrated emotionally. Urvil removed his gloves and helmet before taking out a small note from his pocket. The message on the chit read, “This is for you, Papa,” drawing huge cheers from the crowd.
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AN EMOTIONAL CELEBRATION FOR HIS FATHER BY URVIL PATEL. 🥹❤️
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 10, 2026
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— Cricket Fan (@CricketFan3546) May 10, 2026
— Cricket Fan (@CricketFan3546) May 10, 2026
URVIL PATEL – JOINT FASTEST FIFTY IN IPL HISTORY 🥹💛 pic.twitter.com/d2dXnVkJs2
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 10, 2026
Urvil Patel’s innings ended shortly after that, but the Chennai Super Kings batter walked back to a standing ovation after changing the momentum of the chase against Lucknow Super Giants. Shahbaz Ahmed dismissed Urvil for 65 off just 23 balls in the 10th over after Avesh Khan completed the catch.
Earlier, Digvesh Rathi gave Lucknow an early breakthrough by removing Sanju Samson for 28 off 14 deliveries in the fourth over. Despite that wicket, Urvil’s explosive hitting kept Chennai firmly ahead in the chase of 204 runs.
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Lucknow had earlier posted 203/8 after Josh Inglis smashed 85 off 33 balls. However, LSG failed to build partnerships after Mitchell Marsh scored 10 and Nicholas Pooran departed for 1.
Jamie Overton starred for CSK with three wickets, including the dismissals of Inglis, Rishabh Pant and Akshat Raghuwanshi. Anshul Kamboj also picked up two wickets after Ruturaj Gaikwad chose to bowl first.
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