A day after being released by the Gujarat Titans, Urvil Patel scored an unbeaten 100 off 41 balls for his state team, Gujarat, in their Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Arunachal Pradesh in Chandigarh. Urvil’s century was the second-fastest made by an Indian batsman in List A cricket.
Yusuf Pathan leads the list of fastest List A hundreds by Indians with a 40-ball ton for Baroda against Maharashtra in 2010. Abhishek Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav are third and fourth on the list, having scored tons with 42 and 50 balls respectively.
Opening the batting in a chase of 160, the right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman hit nine fours and seven sixes on his way to the milestone, and ensured that Gujarat reached their target in just 13 overs. With two wins in three matches, Gujarat is second in Group D, behind Rajasthan in net run rate. Gujarat’s next match is against Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday.
Urvil, who made his debut in the 2017-18 season, scored 204 runs in 10 List A innings at an average of 29.14 and a strike rate of 112.08. He has also played 41 T20 matches, in which he has scored 847 runs at 21.17 and 155.41.
The Titans signed Urvil, who hails from Mehsana in Gujarat, for INR 20 lakh during the IPL auction 2023. With Wriddhiman Saha, KS Bharat and Mathew Wade ahead in the queue of wicketkeepers, Urvil did not get a chance to feature in the IPL 2023. The Titans finished the season as runners-up, losing to Chennai Super Kings in a thrilling final in Ahmedabad. .