Chennai Super Kings’ Orville Patel (AP Photo)
Urvil Patel produced one of the most outrageous starts ever in the Indian Premier League during Chennai Super Kings’ match against Lucknow Super Giants, smashing records at a pace rarely seen in T20 cricket.The CSK batsman became the first player in IPL history to hit six sixes within the first eight balls of the innings. By the time he faced just eight deliveries, Orville had already reached 41 not out, comfortably surpassing the previous best score after eight balls in IPL history, which stood at 33.
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What made this feat even more astonishing was the sheer control and confidence with which he dismantled the LSG bowling attack.
All loose deliveries disappeared into the stands as Urvil unleashed a fearless display of power hitting that instantly shifted the momentum in Chennai’s favour.His explosive start was quickly translated into another historic milestone. Urvil raced to his half-century in just 13 balls, which equals the fastest fifty ever scored in IPL history along with Yashasvi Jaiswal’s famous knock against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2023.
Orville’s attack did not stop there. He also registered the highest score ever scored after the first 10 balls of an IPL innings, hitting 42 not out and surpassing some of the biggest batsmen in the history of the league.Long before his heroics in the Indian Premier League, Orville had already built a reputation as one of India’s most devastating domestic batsmen. During the 2024/25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, he smashed a century off just 28 balls for Gujarat against Tripura, a knock that remains the second-fastest hundred in men’s T20 cricket.His astounding 65 off 23 balls against LSG also placed him among the most devastating CSK batsmen of all time in terms of strike rate.Highest strike rates in an innings for CSK (faced at least 20 balls)348 – 87 (25) – Suresh Raina vs BBKS, Mumbai WS, Qualifiers 2014 2282.6 – 65(23) – Orville Patel v. LSG, Chennai, 2026266.66 – 72*(27) –
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v. MI, Delhi, 2021255 – 51*(20) – MS Dhoni v. M.I., Bengaluru, 2012 Removal247.82 – 57 (23) – Dewald Previs v GT, Ahmedabad, 2025From domestic cricket to the IPL stage, Urvil Patel’s rise has now been driven by an extraordinary ability to change games in just a few deliveries.