Gujarat’s wicketkeeper-batter Urvil Patel slammed a 28-ball century against Tripura in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Wednesday (27 November). It is the second fastest T20 century in history. The fastest T20 century came from the bat of Estonia’s Sahil Chauhan when he took 27 balls to bring up a ton against Cyprus earlier this year.
Patel, who had gone unsold at the IPL 2025 Auction, smacked seven fours and 12 sixes to notch up his hundred.
Fastest centuries in T20 cricket:
27 balls – Sahil Chauhan (Estonia vs Cyprus in 2024)
28 balls – Urvil Patel (Gujarat vs Tripura in 2024)
30 balls – Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Pune Warriors in 2013)
32 balls – Rishabh Pant (Delhi vs Himachal Pradesh in 2018)
33 balls – W Lubbe (North West vs Limpopo in 2018)
33 balls – Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (Namibia vs Nepal in 2024)
(To be updated…)
