Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) pacer Harshal Patel consolidated his salvage 22 situation at the tip of the leading wicket-takers list by claiming first hat-trick of IPL 2021 against defending champions Mumbai Indians on Sunday (September 26).
Harshal removed Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, and Rahul Chahar off lend a hand-to-lend a hand deliveries in the 17th over to develop into the third Bangalore bowler to clutch an IPL hat-trick after Praveen Kumar (vs RR) in 2010 and Samuel Badree (vs MI) in 2017.
Harshal deceived Hardik with a corrupt-seamed slower offer which the MI all-rounder top-edged while aiming to slog it. On the next offer, Pollard uncovered his middle and leg-stump, sooner than being castled by the 30-365 days-faded. On the hat-trick ball, Harshal trapped Chahar in front of stumps.
Right here is the video of the hat-trick:
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Later in the match, the Haryana participant also despatched lend a hand Adam Milne to dwell with spectacular figures of 3.1-0-17-4.
Also, with this performance, Harshal extends his lead at the tip of the Pink Cap leaderboard, with 23 wickets, ahead of Delhi Capitals’ Avesh Khan (15) and MI’s Jasprit Bumrah (14).
Overall, Harshal has bagged 23 wickets from 10 games in IPL 2021 at the side of a four-wicket haul and a fifer.
Harshal Patel now has a fifer and a hattrick against MI in the same season.
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Talking about the match, all-round RCB thrashed Mumbai Indian by 54-flee at Dubai World Stadium on Sunday. The pick retains Bangalore at third salvage 22 situation while Mumbai stir to seventh salvage 22 situation in the aspects table.
Chasing 166, Mumbai were 56 for no loss at strength-play and were 79 for 1 in 9.5 overs sooner than Rohit Sharma turned into once disregarded by Glenn Maxwell.
From there onwards, Mumbai’s slip started and in addition they crashed to 111 all out. Aside from Sharma and Quinton de Kock (24), no other batter may per chance per chance perchance reach double-figures.
Earlier, RCB skipper Virat Kohli and all-rounder Glenn Maxwell smashed a half of-century each to strength their aspect to a aggressive total.
Transient scores: Royal Challengers Bangalore 165/6 in 20 overs (Glenn Maxwell 56, Virat Kohli 51, Jasprit Bumrah 3/36, Trent Boult 1/17) beat Mumbai Indians 111 all out in 18.1 overs (Rohit Sharma 43, Quinton de Kock 24, Harshal Patel 4/17, Yuzvendra Chahal 3/11) by 54 runs.
