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R Ashwin explains why CSK’s Urvil Patel played the ‘most important innings of IPL 2026’
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R Ashwin explains why CSK’s Urvil Patel played the ‘most important innings of IPL 2026’

The Indian Express·Sports Desk·22 days ago
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Urvil Patel smashed a 13-ball fifty for CSK against LSG in Chennai. (CREIMAS) Former India all-rounder R Ashwin heaped praise on Urvil Patel’s scintillating fifty that helped Chennai Super Kings break a long-standing duck in the IPL in their 204-run chase against the Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday evening. The five-time champions CSK were set with the daunting target at the MA Chidambaram Stadium at a crucial point in their campaign, particularly stiffened by their poor chasing record. Since 2019, CSK had never successfully chased down a 180-plus target in the IPL . While the contest against Lucknow stretched nervously to a last-over win, Urvil’s stunning 13-ball half-century had catapulted Chennai to a blistering start. The Gujarat batter smashed five sixes in succession as he romped to the joint-fastest fifty in IPL history, sharing the record with Yashasvi Jaiswal. Ashwin went onto label Urvil’s knock as the most important knock of the season so far.…

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