28-ball hundred: Former Gujarat Titans star Arbir Patel surpasses Rishabh Pant to achieve ‘fastest’ T20 record

Gujarat wicketkeeper-batsman Urbir Patel on Wednesday smashed the fastest T20 century by an Indian player in his team’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Tripura, reaching triple digits in just 28 balls. . This was exactly a year after he broke 100, the second fastest of any Indian player in List A cricket. Urvir, 26, has broken Rishabh Pant’s record for fastest T2000 by an Indian. The Indian wicketkeeper smashed a 32-ball century in the 2018 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Himachal Pradesh.

Urvir’s ton is the second fastest in T20 cricket after Estonia’s Sahil Chouhan, who hit 100 in 27 balls against Cyprus.

At the start of the innings, Urbir hit seven fours and 12 sixes to complete an unbeaten 113 off just 35 balls as Gujarat finished chasing 156 in 10.2 overs.

Earlier this week, Urbir was left unsold at the Indian Premier League player auction.

Exactly on this day last year, after being released by Gujarat Titans, Urbir scored an unbeaten 41-ball hundred for Gujarat in the Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Arunachal Pradesh in Chandigarh. .

Irbil’s century was the second fastest by an Indian batsman in List A cricket.

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