6 sixes in first 8 balls! Urvil Patel equals Yashasvi Jaiswal for fastest fifty in IPL during CSK vs LSG

Urvil Patel raced into Indian Premier League (IPL) history books for the fastest fifty in the tournament on Sunday against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium at Chepauk. Coming in after the fall of Sanju Samson. the right-hander Patel run riot in front of the home fans with six sixes in his first eight balls.

Playing his fourth game in IPL 2026, Patel's first nine balls read 1, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 4, 6, 1. Patel had the opportunity to surpass Yuvraj Singh's 12-ball fifty (against England in 2007 T20 World Cup), but the right took two singles, a dot and a six in his next four balls to go on level with Yashasvi Jaiswal for the fastest fifty in the league.

In fact, Patel became the first batter in IPL to smash six sixes in his first eight balls. The 27-year-old also surpassed former South African captain and Royal Challengers Bengaluru Hall of Fame AB de Villiers for the highest score after 10 balls of an IPL innings. While De Villiers had scored 41 runs in his first 10 balls against Mumbai Indians in 2015, Patel had one run more.

Not to forget, Patel had the joint second-fastest hundred in men's T20s - off just 28 balls - which he scored for Gujarat against Tripura during the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Tournament in 2024-25.

Batter with fastest fifties in IPL

However, Patel was finally dismissed by Shahbaz Ahmed, caught by Avesh Khan, for 65 runs off just 23 balls which included eight sixes and just two boundaries. The record for fastest fifty in men's T20s is with Nepal's Dipendra Singh Airee, who had reached the feat in just nine balls against Mongolia in 2023.

Urvil Patel's unique celebration

Following his maiden IPL fifty, Patel took a note out of his pocket and held it aloft in celebration. In a emotional note to his father, Patel's message read, "This is for you PAPA. Tamaru sapnu aaje puru thayu cricketer motu banine batavyu (Today your dream has come true; I have shown [everyone] by becoming a great cricketer)," it said. Patel has been with CSK since last year and has played a total of seven games so far.

Urvil Patel keeps dreams alive for CSK

At the time of Patel's dismissal, CSK were 126/2in 9.2 overs, needing 78 more runs to win in 10.4 overs. Earlier, a maiden half-century from Josh Inglis and an unbeaten 25-ball 43 from Shahbaz Ahmed took LSG to 203/8 in 20 overs. Mitchell Marsh, who scored a hundred in their last game against RCB, was out cheaply for just 10 runs.

In the end, CSK won the game by five wickets, with four balls to spare. With 12 points from 11 games, CSK are now on level with RCB and Rajasthan Royals in the points table. The loss leaves LSG at 6 points from 11 games. Even if they win their last three games, it would take them to 12 points in total, which won't be enough to qualify for a spot in the playoffs.

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