Urvil Patel creates huge IPL record vs LSG [Source: AFP]CSK has made some blunders in the ongoing IPL 2026, but including Urvil Patel in the playing XI was not one of them. When Ayush Mhatre got injured, CSK needed a solid like-for-like replacement, and Patel was slotted in his place, and the move worked magic on Sunday.In the IPL 2026 match between CSK and LSG at the Chepauk, the Super Kings were set a tricky target of 204, and the total was always going to be difficult against a strong LSG bowling attack.Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad gave a flying start, but when Samson departed, Urvil Patel entered, and the rest, as they say, is history.Urvil Patel smashes joint-fastest IPL fiftyUrvil Patel showed no mercy towards the LSG bowlers, as CSK’s number 3, punished them with utmost ease. He tore down Avesh Khan, followed by Digvesh Rathi, as Urvil smashed a 13-ball fifty, and it turned out to be the joint-fastest fifty slammed in IPL history.Fastest 50s in IPL (By Balls):13 – Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR) vs KKR, Kolkata, 202313 – Urvil Patel (CSK) vs LSG, Chennai, 2026, Today*14 – KL Rahul (KXIP) vs DC, Mohali, 201814 – Pat Cummins (KKR) vs MI, Pune, 202214 – Romario Shepherd (RCB) vs CSK, Bengaluru, 2025At one stage, Urvil even had the chance to shatter Yashasvi Jaiswal’s all-time record, but he just missed by a single ball.Also Read: Dewald Brevis Turns Ravindra Jadeja; Produces Stunning Run-Out vs LSGUrvil Patel smashes fastest fifty by a CSK playerThis was also the fastest fifty smashed by a CSK batter in the IPL. The previous record-holder was Suresh Raina, who had registered a 16-ball half-century vs PBKS in the 2014 edition.Fastest 50s for CSK in IPL (By Balls)13 – Urvil Patel vs LSG, Chennai, 2026, Today*16 – Suresh Raina vs PBKS, Mumbai (Wankhede), 201419 – Moeen Ali vs RR, Mumbai (Wankhede), 202219 – Ajinkya Rahane vs MI, Mumbai (Wankhede), 202319 – Dewald Brevis vs GT, Ahmedabad, 2025Also Read: Jay Shah's ICC Under Pressure After FIFA's Act On AfghanistanUrvil Patel blasts 5 sixes in a row to punish LSGRight from ball one, the CSK batter was in the mood to take down the LSG bowlers. He was particularly severe on Avesh Khan, and Digvesh Rathi, as he hammered 5 sixes in a row to take the game away from the visitors.On the 4th, 5th, and 6th balls of the fifth over, Urvil tore apart Avesh with three back-to-back sixes, and if that was not enough, he blasted Digvesh Rathi for two in a row, but the CSK star narrowly missed out on a historic milestone of smashing six sixes in a row.Most Consecutive 6s by a Batter in IPL6 - Riyan Parag (RR) vs KKR, Kolkata, 20255 - Chris Gayle (RCB) vs PW, Bengaluru, 20125 - Kieron Pollard (MI) vs SRH, Mumbai (Wankhede), 20135 - Rinku Singh (KKR) vs GT, Ahmedabad, 20235 - Urvil Patel (CSK) vs LSG, Chennai, 2026, Today*Follow CSK Vs LSG live updates for the thrilling IPL match
