New Delhi, May 11 -- Former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has lauded Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) latest batting sensation Urvil Patel following his remarkable fifty in an IPL 2026 match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Chennai on Sunday.

Urvil Patel, 27, played a stellar knock of 65 runs from 23 balls to set the platform for CSK's five-wicket win. LSG had set CSK a target of 204, and the hosts chased it down in 19.2 overs.

Urvil scored his fifty off just 13 balls, equalling Yashasvi Jaiswal's record for the fastest half-century in IPL history.

"Urvil Patel - It was the most important innings of this IPL 2026 campaign. It's because CSK haven't chased 180 in the last 7 years, with his knock, they easily chased down the target (...