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Urvil needed just 28 balls to complete his century in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy match played between Gujarat and Tripura in Indore on Wednesday.
Urvil Patel breaks Rishabh Pant’s record of fastest 100 by an Indian batter in T20s. (Picture Credit: Sportzpics)
Gujarat’s wicketkeeper-batter Urvil Patel created history on Wednesday (November 27) by becoming the fastest Indian and second fastest batter overall in the world to score a century in T20 cricket. The 26-year-old right-handed batter needed just 28 balls to complete his first century in T20s. He achieved the feat during Gujarat’s Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy match against Tripura in Indore.
He remained unbeaten on 113 runs from 35 balls and helped his side chase down the target of 156 runs in just 10.2 overs. During his stay at the crease, he hammered 7 fours and 12 sixes.
Patel broke Rishabh Pant’s record of fastest century by an Indian batter in T20s. Pant, who was signed for Rs 27 crore by Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL 2025 mega auction on Sunday (November 24), crossed the 100-run mark for Delhi in just 32 balls against Himachal Pradesh during the SMAT match played in Delhi on January 14, 2018.
Fastest 100s in T20s by Indian batters
- 28 balls – Urvil Patel (Gujarat) vs Tripura in Indore, 2024
- 32 balls – Rishabh Pant (Delhi) vs Himachal Pradesh in Delhi, 2018
- 35 balls – Rohit Sharma (India) vs Sri Lanka in Indore, 2017
- 37 balls – Yusuf Pathan (Rajasthan Royals) vs Mumbai Indians in Mumbai, 2010
- 37 balls – Mohammed Azharuddeen (Kerala) vs Mumbai in Mumbai, 2021
The world record for scoring the fastest century in T20 cricket is in the name of Estonian batter Sahil Chauhan, who crossed the 100-run mark in just 27 balls against Cyprus in Episkopi on June 17, 2024.
Fastest 100 in T20s
- 27 balls – Sahil Chauhan (Estonia) vs Cyprus in Episkopi, 2024
- 28 balls – Urvil Patel (Gujarat) vs Tripura in Indore, 2024
- 30 balls – Chris Gayle (RCB) vs Pune Warriors India in Bengaluru, 2013
- 32 balls – Rishabh Pant (Delhi) vs Himachal Pradesh in Delhi, 2018
- 33 balls – Wihan Lubbe (North West) vs Limpopo in Paarl, 2018
- 33 balls – Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (Namibia) vs Nepal in Kirtipur, 2024
- 33 balls – Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) vs Gambia in Nairobi (Ruaraka), 2024
The record for scoring the fastest century for India in T20Is is in the name of Rohit Sharma. The 2024 T20 World Cup-winning team captain crossed the 100-run mark in 35 balls against Sri Lanka in Indore on December 22, 2017.
Urvil was part of GT
Urvil, who has 988 runs to his name in 44 T20 matches played so far, was part of the Gujarat Titans in IPL 2023, but he didn’t get a chance to play any matches for the Ahmedabad-based franchise.
