Urvil Patel scored an unbeaten 119 off 37 balls on his T20 captaincy debut, main Gujarat to an eight-wicket win over Providers within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Urvil Patel made a surprising begin as a T20 captain, scoring an unbeaten 119 off simply 37 balls to steer Gujarat to a simple eight-wicket win over Providers of their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Group C opener in Hyderabad. His explosive innings had 12 fours and 10 sixes, and he reached his century in simply 31 balls, the third-fastest T20 hundred by an Indian. Gujarat chased 183 comfortably, ending the sport with 45 balls to spare.

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A century off simply 3⃣1⃣ deliveries
The second-fastest by an Indian participant in T20 cricket

WATCH snippets of Urvil Patel’s magnificent 119*(37) for Gujarat towards Providers on Day 1 of #SMAT 2025-26@IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/frJpZy9oiq

— BCCI Home (@BCCIdomestic) November 26, 2025

After becoming a member of Chennai Tremendous Kings mid-IPL 2025 as an harm alternative, Urvil Patel has shortly made a reputation for himself in T20 cricket. He holds the joint document for the quickest T20 hundred by an Indian, alongside Abhishek Sharma, each scoring centuries in 28 balls in the course of the 2024–25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. In 2023, he had additionally grabbed consideration with a 41-ball Listing A century towards Arunachal Pradesh within the Vijay Hazare Trophy, displaying his power-hitting expertise.

Kerala captain Sanju Samson, who can even play with Urvil at CSK, scored a relaxed 51 not out, guiding Kerala to a 10-wicket win over Odisha. Nevertheless, his innings was outshone by Rohan Kunnummal, who smashed 121 off 60 balls for his second T20 century, serving to Kerala win comfortably.

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In different highlights, Mumbai chased down Railways’ whole of 158 for five, because of Ajinkya Rahane, who scored a fast 31-ball fifty, and Suryakumar Yadav, who made 47 off 30 balls. Rahane was the highest scorer with 62 however acquired out hit wicket to legspinner Karn Sharma. Mumbai’s bowlers shared the wickets, with captain Shardul Thakur taking 1 for 15 in 4 overs and Shivam Dube selecting up a wicket.

Prithvi Shaw had a troublesome debut, scoring solely 5 runs as Maharashtra misplaced to Jammu & Kashmir by 5 wickets in Kolkata. Pacer Auqib Nabi took three wickets, and Umran Malik impressed with 2 for twenty-four. In the meantime, Punjab beat Himachal simply, with little resistance from Abhishek Sharma. Saurashtra, helped by Jaydev Unadkat’s three wickets, earned a full-win towards Tripura in Ahmedabad.