Urvil Patel falls 4 short of a century with 96 off 72 as Gujarat draw with Maharashtra

96 (72)4x44x6GUJ 446/5 decMatch drawn

Thursday, 29 October 2026

Match report

Gujarat vs Maharashtra, Ranji Trophy 2026-27, Round 3, day 4. CSK's Urvil Patel played another blistering, fiery innings of 96 off 72 balls with 4 fours and 4 sixes, but once again missed out on a century, this time by 4 runs. He was caught by Digvijay Patil off Tanay Sanghvi, and Gujarat declared on 446/5 after 223 in the first innings. Maharashtra were 141/4 in their second innings after making 330, and the match ended in a draw, with Maharashtra getting 3 points and Gujarat 1. His runs gave Gujarat the cushion to save the match, though not the points. He had made 13 on day 1 and did not bat on day 2 and day 3, after his 85 off 67 in Round 1.

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Tue, 3 Nov, 2026

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Urvil Patel smashes an unbeaten 210 off 227 as Gujarat declare on 534/9
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Mon, 2 Nov, 2026

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Tue, 27 Oct, 2026

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Mon, 26 Oct, 2026

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Urvil Patel falls for 13 as Gujarat are bowled out for 223, and Maharashtra end day 1 on 24/1, trailing by 199
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Gujarat vs Maharashtra, Ranji Trophy 2026-27, Round 3, day 1. CSK's Urvil Patel could not add much more to his 9* at lunch and was out for 13, leaving Gujarat at 115/4. Jaymeet helped Gujarat cross 200 and reach 205/5 at tea, but they were bowled out for 223 in the end. Maharashtra then ended day 1 on 24/1 in 12 overs, trailing by 199 runs. He had come in at 96/3, and it comes after his 23 against Delhi in Round 2.

Tue, 20 Oct, 2026

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Urvil Patel falls for 23 before lunch on day 3 as Gujarat struggle at 153/4 against Delhi's 648
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Gujarat vs Delhi, Ranji Trophy 2026-27, Round 2, day 3. CSK's Urvil Patel finally came out to bat on day 3, but could not make it a big one and was out for 23 before lunch, with Gujarat struggling at 153/4 at that time. Gujarat are trailing behind Delhi's mammoth total of 648/6 declared. It was a chance to bat long after his 85 off 67 in Round 1.