Urvil Patel Shines with Unbeaten Double Century Against Kerala in Ranji Trophy
Urvil Patel scores an unbeaten double century, leading Gujarat to a strong position against Kerala in the Ranji Trophy match.
Ahmedabad, November 3 (Daily Kiran) : Urvil Patel delivered a remarkable performance on November 3, 2026, scoring an unbeaten double century for Gujarat in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match against Kerala at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Patel’s impressive innings included 6 sixes and 17 fours, coming off just 227 balls, marking his first double century in first-class cricket.
Winning the toss, Gujarat opted to bat first and declared their innings at 534 for 9. The opening pair of Abhishek Desai and Arya Desai provided a solid foundation with a 116-run partnership for the first wicket. Abhishek contributed 42 runs with five boundaries before being dismissed.
Arya Desai took charge after Abhishek’s departure. He added 22 runs with Vedant Trivedi (9) and 42 runs with Manan Hingrajia (33), helping the team reach a total of 180. However, Gujarat faced a collapse soon after, losing five wickets for just 9 runs, with Arya departing for 95 runs, which included 3 sixes and 6 fours.
From there, Urvil Patel stepped up, forming a crucial partnership of 179 runs for the sixth wicket with Vishal Jaiswal. Jaiswal scored 77 runs with 9 boundaries before getting out. Patel continued to build on this momentum, adding 78 runs with Amit Desai (36) and 82 runs with Siddharth Desai (18), ultimately finishing his innings at 210 runs not out.
For Kerala, Nedumankuzhi Basil claimed 3 wickets for 80 runs, while Aditya Sarwate took 2 wickets. MD Nidhish, Jalaj Saxena, and Vaishakh Chandran each contributed with one wicket.
In response, Kerala ended the day at 74 runs for the loss of 3 wickets after facing 23 overs. They lost their first wicket, Rohan Kunnummal (11), at just 16 runs, followed by Abhishek Nair’s dismissal for 21 runs. Sachin Baby and Varun Nayanar managed to add 27 runs for the third wicket before Varun was dismissed for 17 runs. By the end of the day, Sachin remained unbeaten on 14, partnering with captain Vishnu Vinod, who was not out at 21, trying to stabilize the innings. Currently, Arjan Nagwaswala has taken 2 wickets, while Chintan Gaja has claimed 1.
On the third day, Gujarat aims to wrap up Kerala’s first innings quickly and enforce the follow-on.
