RCB vs MI, IPL 2021: Harshal Patel alternatives up hat-trick, extends Crimson Cap lead

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) pacer Harshal Patel on Sunday picked up Indian Premier League’s twentieth hat-trick as he got rid of Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard and Rahul Chahar of Mumbai Indians (MI) off back-to-back deliveries within the seventeenth over.

Harshal, who changed into the primary bowler to take a five-for in opposition to MI within the IPL 2021 opener previous this yr, picked up from the place he left to develop into RCB’s 3rd bowler to select a hat-trick within the league after Praveen Kumar (vs RR) in 2010 and Samuel Badree (vs MI) in 2017.

Because it came about

Whilst Hardik miscued to Virat Kohli, Pollard uncovered his heart and leg-stump, ahead of being castled by way of the 30-year-old. Rahul was once the following sufferer, trapped plumb in entrance of the sticks. Later, Harshal additionally picked up the wicket of Adam Milne to complete with spectacular figures of three.1-0-17-4.

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“This was once my 6th time on a hat-trick. And simply the primary time I were given it. In reality glad!” Harshal informed the broadcasters.

With this efficiency, Harshal extends his lead on the most sensible of the Crimson Cap leaderboard, with 23 wickets, forward of Delhi Capitals’ Avesh Khan (15) and MI’s Jasprit Bumrah (14).