Gujarat and Chennai Super Kings wicketkeeper-batter Urvil Patel scored a double hundred against Kerala in the team’s first innings of the Ranji Trophy match. He amassed 210 runs, helping his side declare on a massive score of 534/9. In the previous game, he scored 96 runs against Maharashtra. His marathon innings could prove decisive against Kerala.

Gujarat’s Abhishek and Aarya Desai added 116 runs for the first wicket before the former was undone by MD Nidheesh.

Aarya and Manan Hingrajia stitched a 42-run stand for the third wicket. Gujarat lost a few wickets and were placed at 189/5 before Urvil, and Vishal Jayswal added 179 runs for the sixth wicket.

The 78-run partnership between Urvil and Amit Desai took the total to 374/7. After Desai was dismissed for 36, Urvil and Siddharth Desai added 82 runs to the total before the declaration at 534/9.

Nedumankuzhy Basil took three wickets for Kerala.

Kerala were 74/3 at stumps, with skipper Vishnu Vinod and Sachin Baby in the middle.

“My confidence is high after playing in the IPL. The presence of Mahi bhai gives me confidence. My seat was next to him in the CSK dressing room, and I am very fortunate,” Urvil had told the media in the early stages of the ongoing Ranji Trophy campaign.

Urvil joined the five-time champions as a replacement player for Vansh Bedi at a price of Rs 30 lakh in 2025. He made his IPL debut against the Kolkata Knight Riders on May 7. He is renowned for his aggressive brand of cricket in domestic tournaments and amassed a 28-ball century for Gujarat against Tripura in the 2024 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

In 10 games for CSK, he has scored 197 runs at an average of 19.7 and a strike rate of 205.21, with one fifty.