Fast bowler Harshal Patel shone with the ball in India's win against South Africa in the third T20I. He took his maiden four-wicket haul as SA lost by 48 runs.
Speciality
Harshal is a medium-pacer who hovers around the 130-KPH mark. He outfoxes the batters with his dipping slower-yorkers. Not many bowlers in India have this propensity.
IPL
Harshal earned his maiden IPL contract when RCB signed him in 2012. Delhi Capitals picked him in the 2018 IPL auction before he moved to RCB again in 2021.
IPL 2021
Harshal bagged the Purple Cap in IPL 2021, having finished with 32 wickets 14.34. He equaled Dwayne Bravo's record for taking most wickets in an IPL season.
Hat-trick
In 2021, Harshal became the third RCB bowler in IPL history to claim a hat-trick after Praveen Kumar (vs RR, 2010) and Samuel Badree (vs MI, 2017).
Stats
Harshal has scalped 174 wickets from 142 T20s at a remarkable average of 22.55 so far. He has taken 17 wickets from 11 T20Is at 19.52.
Ranji Trophy
Harshal finished as the highest wicket-taker for Haryana in the 2019/20 Ranji Trophy. He set the record for most wickets in a season for Haryana.