‘This is for you, Dad’, Urbil’s special celebration for setting the record for the fastest fifty

Chasing a run against Lucknow Super Giants in Chennai, Urvil Patel played one of the best innings of IPL 2026 on Sunday. The Chennai Super Kings batsman touched the record by scoring a half-century off just 13 balls.

Patel attacked the Lucknow bowlers from the start at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, especially hitting five consecutive sixes in an over off leg-spinner Digvesh Rathi.

The right-handed batsman equalled the record of Yashasvi Jaiswal, who achieved the same feat for Rajasthan Royals against Kolkata in 2023.

After scoring a half-century, Patel took out a note from his pocket, which read, “This is for you, Dad.” His gesture has won the hearts of the gallery’s audience and everyone on social media.

Patel escaped with a catch once but did not stop. He was eventually dismissed by Shahbaz Ahmed for 65 off 23 balls. Abeesh Khan caught him near the boundary.

By the time Patel returned after being dismissed, Chennai had made a significant progress towards victory, scoring 127 runs for the loss of 2 wickets.