Gujarat's Urvil Patel slams century in 28 balls, fastest T20 hundred by an Indian
Indore(PTI): Gujarat's wicketkeeper-batter Urvil Patel slammed the fastest T20 century by an Indian during his team's Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Tripura here on Wednesday, reaching the three-figure mark in just 28 balls.
This comes exactly a year after he smashed the second-fastest hundred by an Indian in List-A cricket.
The 26-year-old Urvil bettered Rishabh Pant's record for the fastest T20 hundred by an Indian. The India wicket-keeper had blazed away to a 32-ball century against Himachal Pradesh in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in 2018.
Urvil's ton is the second-fastest in T20 cricket, only behind Estonia's Sahil Chauhan, whose hundred against Cyprus came in 27 balls.
Opening the innings, Urvil struck seven fours and 12 sixes on his way to an unbeaten 113 off a mere 35 balls, as Gujarat completed a chase of 156 in 10.2 overs.
Earlier in the week, Urvil had gone unsold in the Indian Premier League player auction.
Exactly on this day last year, after being released by Gujarat Titans, Urvil scored an unbeaten 41-ball 100 for Gujarat in their Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Arunachal Pradesh in Chandigarh.
Urvil's century was the second-fastest by an Indian batter in List A cricket.
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Met department warns rising temperatures in coming days for Karnataka: Here’s what you should know ?
Bengaluru: Bengaluruians are experiencing continued heat as temperatures have been rising steadily over the past week.
The Indian Meteorological Department has warned that maximum temperatures across the state are likely to touch 38 to 39 degrees Celsius in the coming days.
According to the department, dry weather conditions are expected to persist in several parts of Karnataka. Along the coast, districts such as Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada are likely to continue witnessing dry conditions.
In the northern interior region, dry weather is forecasted for Bidar, Belagavi, Bagalkot, Vijayapura, Gadag, Haveri, Dharwad, Kalaburagi, Koppal, Ballari, Raichur, Yadgiri and Vijayanagar districts.
The department also stated that similar dry conditions will prevail in Chamarajanagar, Kodagu, Mysuru, Mandya, Shivamogga, Kolar, Chikkamagaluru, Bengaluru Rural, Bengaluru Urban, Ballari, Tumakuru, Chikkaballapur, Ramanagara, Chitradurga, Davanagere and Vijayanagar districts.
