Urvil Patel
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| Full name | Urvil Mukesh Patel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 October 1998 Mehsana, Gujarat, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket keeper batter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-17 | Baroda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018- | Gujarat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025- | Chennai Super Kings (squad no. 27) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 December 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Urvil Mukesh Patel (born 17 October 1998) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Gujarat in domestic cricket and Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. He is a right-handed batter and wicket keeper.
Early life
Urvil Mukesh Patel was born on 17 October 1998 in Mehsana, Gujarat.[1]
Domestic career
Patel made his Twenty20 debut for Baroda in the 2017–18 Zonal T20 League on 7 January 2018.[2] He subsequently made his List A debut for Baroda in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 7 February 2018.[3] Ahead of the 2018–19 domestic season, he transferred from Baroda to Gujarat.[4] He made his first class debut for Gujarat against Tamil Nadu in January 2024.[1] On 27 November 2023, he scored the second fastest century in List A cricket by an Indian batter, reaching the landmark in 41 balls.[5] On 27 November 2024, he scored the fastest century in the history of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Tripura.[6]
IPL career
Patel was picked up by Gujarat Titans in the auction ahead of the 2023 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for his base price of ₹2 million (US$24,000).[7] However, he did not play a game for the Titans, and was released in November 2023 ahead of the auction for the 2024 IPL season.[5] After getting unsold in the auction for the 2025 season of the IPL held in November 2025,[6] he was signed by the Chennai Super Kings as a replacement for Vansh Bedi who was ruled out of the season due to injury.[8] He was signed by the Super Kings for his base price of ₹3 million (US$35,000).[9] He made his debut for the Super Kings on 7 May 2025, against the Kolkata Knight Riders, and scored 31 runs off 11 balls.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Urvil Patel". ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "West Zone, Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament at Rajkot, Jan 7 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Group A, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Bengaluru, Feb 7, 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "List of domestic transfers ahead of the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy season". ESPNcricinfo. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Gujarat's Urvil Patel smashes 41-ball century in Vijay Hazare Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Who is Urvil Patel, Gujarat batter who smashed second-fastest T20 hundred in SMAT after going unsold in IPL auction". Sportstar. 27 November 2024. Archived from the original on 5 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "IPL auction 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Who Is Urvil Patel? CSK's New Signing After Vansh Bedi Injury". Sportstar. 5 May 2025. Archived from the original on 5 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "India's Fastest T20 Centurion Urvil Patel Joins Chennai Super Kings Midway Into IPL 2025 In Place Of..." NDTV. 5 May 2025. Archived from the original on 5 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "KKR vs CSK Cricket Scorecard, 57th Match at Kolkata, May 07, 2025". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2025.