Harshal Patel took 16 wickets in 13 matches in IPL 2025.
Pacer Harshal Patel had a pretty ordinary season with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. From 13 matches, he took 16 wickets at an average of 26.88 and an economy rate of 9.81. His best figures of 4/28 came against Chennai Super Kings in April. Harshal’s IPL 2025 performance was in stark contrast to IPL 2024, wherein he represented Punjab Kings.
In IPL 2024, he took 24 wickets from 14 matches at an average of 19.88 and an economy rate of 9.73. He also bagged the Purple Cap as he was the leading wicket-taker of the season. Because of his ordinary season, the 34-year-old could thus be at risk of being released by Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of the IPL 2026 Auction. So, without further ado, we take a look at three teams that could eye Harshal Patel.
MAL-W
93/10
ASM-W
97/1
INA
141/10
PHL
142/4
Philippines beat Indonesia by 6 wickets
SK
115/9
INA
116/3
Indonesia beat South Korea by 7 wickets
SL
19/1
BAN
177/7
GER
160/10
BEL
186/8
Belgium beat Germany by 26 runs
GER
156/5
BEL
152/5
Germany won by 5 wickets
GER
164/0
BEL
160/5
Germany beat Belgium by 10 wickets
GER
–
BEL
192/2
GBT
194/9
BUL
200/2
Bulgaria beat Gibraltar by 8 wickets
BJKW
68/5
FELW
84/4
French Eiffels beat Belgium Jeanekens by 16 runs
BBW
83/4
LMLW
84/4
Luxembourg Mullerthals beat Belgium Belforts by 6 wickets
LMLW
76/0
BBW
74/2
Luxembourg Mullerthals beat Belgium Belforts by 10 wickets
FELW
–
LMLW
–
VBG
–
KNCC
–
VBG
–
SCK
–
KNCC
–
LEM
–
SCK
–
GCA
–
GCA
–
LEM
–
NVR
185/6
CCC
173/6
Navarang Club beat City Cricket Club by 12 runs
GTC
180/6
NAJC
179/4
Gauhati Town Club beat Nabajyoti Club by 4 wickets
91YC
–
NVR
–
GTC
–
BCC
–
HH
–
RR
74/2
GAW
–
DC
–
CHK
–
STCC
–
GUJCC
–
RLC
–
WAF
–
MINY
–
KAK
161/10
YAR
214/3
Yanam Royals beat Karaikal Kniights by 53 runs
VMK
216/6
OAW
41/2
ML
182/7
GER
219/7
Germany won by 37 runs
BHN
89/10
TAN
90/0
Tanzania beat Bahrain by 10 wickets
AUS A
–
SL-A
272/10
WOR
100/3
LEI
173/6
HAM
54/1
SUSS
167/7
GLAM
61/3
GLO
175/6
BB
42/2
NOR
240/6
YOR
151/9
DER
73/0
LAN
42/1
DURH
155/7
SURR
201/6
SOM
–
KENT
–
MID
111/4
SUR-W
175/6
SOM-W
107/10
Surrey Women beat Somerset Women by 68 runs
LAN-W
148/7
DUR-W
149/8
Durham Women won by 2 wickets
HAM-W
149/6
BRB-W
165/9
Birmingham Bears Women beat Hampshire Women by 16 runs
ESS-W
26/2
TBLZ-W
139/10
ZIM
–
SA
–
Should Mumbai Indians let go of Deepak Chahar, who was quite underwhelming in IPL 2025, the five-time champions could eye Harshal as a worthy replacement. Chahar took just 11 wickets from 15 matches at an average of 34.18 and an economy rate of 9.17. This was quite disappointing because of Chahar’s price tag of INR 9.25 crore.
As he has showcased previously, Harshal can be effective in the death overs. According to ESPNCricinfo, he has taken 70 wickets from 81 innings in the death overs in the IPL despite having gone at an economy rate of 10.24.
Lucknow Super Giants had a forgettable IPL 2025 season, and part of that reason is due to their lack of depth in their pace attack. The likes of Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan, and Akash Deep missed the first few matches of the season. Mayank Yadav, in fact, was ruled out of IPL 2025 due to a back injury after having played just two matches.
Harshal can be a valuable option for LSG. The Rishabh Pant-led side can benefit from his possible addition as his presence will add depth to the pace bowling attack. Harshal can also be a backup option for Lucknow Super Giants in case of any injury concerns.
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Rajasthan Royals struggled in terms of having quality Indian pacers in IPL 2025. Tushar Deshpande took just nine wickets from 10 matches, whereas Sandeep Sharma also had the same number of wickets from the same number of matches.
Harshal could help RR change their fortunes because of his death bowling, a factor which contributed to the Royals finishing lower in the IPL 2025 standings.
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