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Urvil Patel raced into Indian Premier League (IPL) history books for the fastest fifty in the tournament on Sunday against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium at Chepauk. Coming in after the fall of Sanju Samson. the right-hander Patel run riot in front of the home fans with six sixes in his first eight balls.
Playing his fourth game in IPL 2026, Patel's first nine balls read 1, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 4, 6, 1. Patel had the opportunity to surpass Yuvraj Singh's 12-ball fifty (against England in 2007 T20 World Cup), but the right took two singles, a dot and a six in his next four balls to go on level with Yashasvi Jaiswal for the fastest fifty in the league.
In fact, Patel became the first batter in IPL to smash six sixes in his first eight balls.
Batter with fastest fifties in IPL
| Rank | Player | Balls | Opponent | Year |
| 1 | Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals) | 13 | KKR | 2023 |
| 2 | Urvil Patel (Chennai Super Kings) | 13 | LSG | 2026 |
| 3 | KL Rahul (Punjab Kings) | 14 | DC | 2018 |
| 4 | Pat Cummins (Kolkata Knight Riders) | 14 | MI | 2022 |
| 5 | Romario Shepherd (RCB) | 14 | CSK | 2025 |
| 6 | Yusuf Pathan (Kolkata Knight Riders) | 15 | SRH | 2014 |
| 7 | Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) | 15 | RCB | 2017 |
| 8 | Nicholas Pooran (Lucknow Super Giants) | 15 | RCB | 2023 |
| 9 | Jake Fraser-McGurk (Delhi Capitals) | 15 | SRH | 2024 |
| 10 | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals) | 15 | CSK | 2026 |
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