WATCH: Urvil Patel’s 31-Ball century powers Gujarat to dominant win over Services in SMAT opener

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

Urvil Patel made a stunning start as a T20 captain, scoring an unbeaten 119 off just 37 balls to lead Gujarat to an easy eight-wicket win over Services in 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 just 31 balls, the third-fastest T20 hundred by an Indian. Gujarat chased 183 comfortably, finishing the game with 45 balls to spare.

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

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

— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) November 26, 2025

After joining Chennai Super Kings mid-IPL 2025 as an injury replacement, Urvil Patel has quickly made a name for himself in T20 cricket. He holds the joint record for the fastest T20 hundred by an Indian, alongside Abhishek Sharma, both scoring centuries in 28 balls during the 2024–25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. In 2023, he had also grabbed attention with a 41-ball List A century against Arunachal Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, showing his power-hitting skills.

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

In other highlights, Mumbai chased down Railways’ total of 158 for 5, thanks to Ajinkya Rahane, who scored a quick 31-ball fifty, and Suryakumar Yadav, who made 47 off 30 balls. Rahane was the top scorer with 62 but got out hit wicket to legspinner Karn Sharma. Mumbai’s bowlers shared the wickets, with captain Shardul Thakur taking 1 for 15 in four overs and Shivam Dube picking up a wicket.

Prithvi Shaw had a tough debut, scoring only five runs as Maharashtra lost to Jammu & Kashmir by five wickets in Kolkata. Pacer Auqib Nabi took three wickets, and Umran Malik impressed with 2 for 24. Meanwhile, Punjab beat Himachal easily, with little resistance from Abhishek Sharma. Saurashtra, helped by Jaydev Unadkat’s three wickets, earned a full-win against Tripura in Ahmedabad.