IPL 2024: PBKS pacer Harshal Patel clocks this unique record
Punjab Kings pacer Harshal Patel managed two wickets for 28 runs from his four overs against Rajasthan Royals in Match 65 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season on Wednesday. Harshal picked both his wickets in the death overs (16-20). RR managed 144/9 in 20 overs. Harshal is now the first bowler this season with 15-plus wickets in overs 16-20. Here's more.
A quality display from Harshal
Harshal bowled the final over of powerplay and conceded only four runs. He came to bowl the 11th over next and gave away 10 runs. In the 18th over of RR's innings, Harshal dismissed Donovan Ferreira, who miscured his lofted drive. In the 20th over, Harshal sent back the dangerous Riyan Parag (48). Notably, he conceded just 14 runs from his last two overs.
First bowler with 15-plus scalps in overs 16-20 this season
As per ESPNcricinfo, across 12 innings, Harshal has raced to 16 wickets in the death overs at an average of 13.18. His economy rate is 10.55. He has bowled 37 dot balls during this phase. Jasprit Bumrah is next with 11 wickets in overs 16-20 this season. Meanwhile, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan and Tushar Deshpande are next with nine scalps each.
Harshal gets the Purple Cap once again
Harshal owns 22 wickets this season at 19.45 from 13 matches. He steered clear of Bumrah, who owns 20 scalps at 16.80 from 13 games too. Harshal and Bumrah are the only bowlers with 20-plus scalps in IPL 2024.
Decoding the overall stats of Harshal
In 105 IPL matches, Harshal has bagged 133 wickets at 23.30. He owns 21 wickets against the Royals from 14 matches at 16.23. Overall in the 20-over format, the right-arm pacer has amassed 231 scalps at 23.45 (ER: 8.33).
