{"id":14883,"date":"2026-05-10T22:23:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T22:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/2026\/05\/10\/ipl-2026-i-just-wanted-to-urvil-patel-opens-up-after-joint-fastest-ipl-fifty-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T22:23:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T22:23:58","slug":"ipl-2026-i-just-wanted-to-urvil-patel-opens-up-after-joint-fastest-ipl-fifty-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=14883","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026: &#8216;I just wanted to&#8230;&#8217; &#8211; Urvil Patel opens up after joint-fastest IPL fifty | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130995386,imgsize-100760,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/chennai-may-10-ani-chennai-super-kings39-urvil-patel-celebrates-his-half-cent.jpg\" alt=\"IPL 2026: 'I just wanted to...' - Urvil Patel opens up after joint-fastest IPL fifty\" title=\"Chennai Super Kings' Urvil Patel (ANI Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Chennai Super Kings' Urvil Patel (ANI Photo)\">Chennai Super Kings&#8217; Urvil Patel (ANI Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Urvil Patel said he kept his approach extremely simple during his breathtaking knock against Lucknow Super Giants, revealing that clear instructions from the coaches and captain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ruturaj-gaikwad\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Ruturaj Gaikwad<\/a> helped him produce one of the greatest power-hitting displays in IPL history.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/> The CSK batter smashed a sensational 65 off just 23 balls during <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/chennai-super-kings\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Chennai Super Kings<\/a>\u2019s chase of 204 at Chepauk, including a jaw-dropping 13-ball fifty that equalled the fastest half-century ever recorded in the IPL. His innings featured eight sixes and two boundaries at a staggering strike-rate of 282.61 as Chennai sealed a five-wicket victory and climbed to fifth place in the points table.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/> Despite the chaos he created with the bat, Urvil insisted there was no complicated plan behind the innings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/> \u201cThere was nothing in my mind, but I just wanted to bat according to the situation and the ball,\u201d Urvil said after the match.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/> The youngster explained that the coaching staff had only one clear instruction for him before he walked out to bat.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/> \u201cThe coach just told me to maintain a stable base and then hit, I did the same,\u201d he revealed.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/> Urvil also credited skipper Gaikwad for helping him prepare for the conditions at Chepauk, where the pitch had started staying slightly low during the chase.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/> \u201cRutu said the wicket was low and to be ready for it. He didn&#8217;t tell me much; he just let me play my game,\u201d Urvil added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/> Once <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/sanju-samson\/61837\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Sanju Samson<\/a> fell after a blazing start, Urvil completely changed the momentum of the contest. He launched <!-- -->Avesh Khan<!-- --> for three consecutive sixes before dismantling Digvesh Singh Rathi in another brutal over packed with boundaries and towering maximums.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/> The right-hander eventually became the first batter in IPL history to smash six sixes within the first eight balls of an innings. He also equalled <!-- -->Yashasvi Jaiswal<!-- -->\u2019s long-standing record for the fastest IPL fifty after reaching the landmark in only 13 deliveries.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/> His explosive innings powered CSK to 97\/1 in the powerplay, the highest powerplay score ever recorded at Chepauk, overtaking the 91 runs LSG themselves had scored earlier in the evening.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/> Although LSG fought back in the middle overs through Shahbaz Ahmed and Digvesh Rathi, Chennai eventually completed the chase with four balls remaining after Shivam Dube smashed consecutive sixes in the final over.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026\/ipl-2026-i-just-wanted-to-bat-according-to-the-situation-urvil-patel-opens-up-after-joint-fastest-ipl-fifty\/articleshow\/130995376.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chennai Super Kings&#8217; Urvil Patel (ANI Photo) Urvil Patel said he kept his approach extremely simple during his breathtaking knock against Lucknow Super Giants, revealing that clear instructions from the coaches and captain Ruturaj Gaikwad helped him produce one of the greatest power-hitting displays in IPL history. 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