Kohli also saw Urvil's battingImage Credit source: PTI
Chennai Super Kings batsman Urvil Patel left his mark by playing one of the most explosive innings in IPL history. In the match against Lucknow Super Giants, Urvil scored a half-century in just 13 balls and equaled the record of the fastest half-century in IPL. Even though Urvil could not break Yashasvi Jaiswal's record, his innings caught everyone's attention and among them was star batsman Virat Kohli, who was preparing for the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians.
Kohli also saw Urvil's batting
Actually, on Sunday, May 10, the first match of IPL's 'double header' was played between Chennai and Lucknow. This match was being played in Chennai only. On the other hand, preparations for the next match were going on in Raipur, where Bengaluru and Mumbai were face to face. When Chennai was batting, RCB players including Virat Kohli were busy in warm-up on the field in Raipur and preparing themselves for the match. During this time his eyes also urvil's batting But it fell.
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— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) May 10, 2026
A video of this was posted on social media by Star Sports. It is seen in this video that as soon as Kohli took a break in the middle of the warm-up and he reached near the dug out in search of an energy drink, his eyes fell on the TV kept there. The Chennai-Lucknow match was being shown on it. Kohli started watching it for some time, where Urvil Patel's shots were being shown. Kohli did not give any reaction regarding this but obviously he too must have had some fun watching Urvil's batting.
Urvil led Chennai to victory
Talking about the match, Urvil Patel stole the show during his innings by hitting 6 sixes and 1 four in 7 balls including 5 consecutive sixes. He played an explosive inning of 65 runs in just 23 balls, which included 8 sixes and 2 fours. With the help of his innings, Chennai also achieved the target of 204 runs and registered its sixth win in the season. This was the first time in 15 matches since 2019 that CSK achieved the target of more than 180 runs.
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