Fastest Half-Centuries In IPL: The explosive start that Urvil Patel, Chennai Super Kings’ last player to bat, put in his innings, in the 53rds match of IPL against Lucknow Super Giants. Lucknow Super Giants’ first innings, scored with 8 balls, scored 203 in an innings with 20 overs with no players retired out.
Patel played a fantastic innings in IPL 2026, hitting a large number of fours and sixes, and scored 50 runs (half century) with just 13 balls faced, thus equaling Yashasvi Jaiswal’s record for fastest half century in the IPL.
Joint-Fastest Half-Century in the IPL
As soon as Urvil Patel got off the bench and stepped onto the field against the Lucknow Super Giants, he started a flurry of runs through the bowlers and his first five shots went right into the stands.
Urvil hit his half-century off just 13 balls, giving him the honour of being the second-fastest batsman to reach 50 runs in the history of the IPL, alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal.
In addition to taking this record for Chennai Super Kings, Urvil Patel will also hold the record for the fastest half-century for his team previously, that record had been held by Suresh Raina (who scored off only 16 balls against the Punjab Kings in 2014).
Additionally, Urvil Patel smashed 41 runs off his very first 8 balls the highest score ever recorded by any batsman in IPL history within that specific number of deliveries.
Top 5 Batsmen with the Fastest Half-Centuries in IPL
13 balls – Urvil Patel (Chennai Super Kings) vs Lucknow Super Giants, 2026
13 balls – Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals) vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Kolkata, 2023
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14 balls – KL Rahul (Punjab Kings) vs Delhi Capitals, Mohali, 2018
14 balls – Pat Cummins (Kolkata Knight Riders) vs Mumbai Indians, Pune, 2022
14 balls – Romario Shepherd (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) vs Chennai Super Kings, Bengaluru, 2025
Urvil Patel now finds himself amongst those batsmen who have made IPL history by achieving the fastest half-century. This explosive innings came while playing for Chennai Super Kings, where he equalled the IPL record after scoring 50 from only 13 deliveries against Lucknow Super Giants.
Urvil Dismissed After Playing a Magnificent Knock of 65 Runs in This Match
During this game, Urvil Patel left the field after scoring 65 runs off 23 balls and had a great chance to establish the record for the fastest century in IPL history; however, he could not accomplish it. Urvil hit 2 fours and 8 sixes during his explosive innings.
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