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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) by 54 runs at Duba♋i International Cricket Stadiu🌸m on Sunday.
Harshal Patel and Glenn Maxwell were the main attractions for RCB behind the♍ comprehensive win over the defending champions.
Harshal shined with the ball and picked u⭕p his maiden hat-trick in the cash-rich league. The right armer sen📖t back Hardik Pandya (3), Kieron Pollard (7) and Rahul Chahar (0) in successive deliveries to complete his hat-trick.
Most wickets by an uncapped player in a season:
- 23 – Yuzvendra Chahal (RCB, 2015)
- 23 – Harshal Patel (RCB, 2021)*
- 21 – Sreenath Aravind (RCB, 2011)
- 21 – Siddarth Kaul (SRH, 2018)
Eventually, MI were all-out for 111 in 18.1 overs despite a great start. The Rohit Sharma-led side lost 10 wickets for 54 runs after 57 for no loꦑss at on🌳e stage.
Earli🌄er, RCB posted 165/6 in their allotted 20 overs, thanks to a remarkable knock by Maxwell. The Aussie justified his million-dollar contract with his all-round performance.
Maxwell scored 56 from 37 deliveries to help his side reach a respectable total. Then with the ball, the Victorian picked up a couple of scalps for 23 runs in his quota of 10 overs. Apart from Maxi, RCB skipper Virat Kohli continued his good 😼form and smashed yet another fifty. He made 51 off 42 balls and also completed 10,000 runs in T2🍰0 cricket.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Purple patel. Hattrick patel Outst꧋anding use of variation by Harsha🧸l patel.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
you beauꦍty! Indian team main aa🗹ne ke liye aise hi darwaza khatkhataya jata hai!
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
This is a great result for . I think 🌌they have done enough to qualify.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
HAT-TRICK! You bloody beauty! Wah! Wah! BRཧILLIANT! Harshal Patel, brilli🅘ant. 🔥
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB)
🏏😎 HARSHAL ON ♛SONG! Harshal Patel has set the stage on fire with his Hattrick, and how 🤩
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— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy)
♏Superb from Virat some perfect bowling changes tonight🐻 and Harshal and responded to the captains call superbly. Mumbai is all of a sudden staring at a underwhelming middle order. Badly need answers.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar)
9 for 44 from Harshal Patel v MI in 2021 includes a five-wicket haul & a hat൲-trick too
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
Rohit Sharma
Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj SinghActually a bowling list. These were the players who took an ๊IPL hat-trick outside India, until Harshal Patel today.
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
Harshal Patel 🤡now has a fifer and a hattrick against MI in the same season. 🔥🔥🔥
The Purple Cap isn’t going anywhere. 😎
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets)
What a season this has been for Harshal Patel. He's grown and used his skills perfectly on these decks. Superb stuff.
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS)
RCB wi🍨n by 54 runs!! Fantastic bowling from RCB and especially Harshal Patel with 4-17, including that hat-trick
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA)
What a win comeback win for – Defending 166 runs, was 93 for 3 from 13 overs then bowled out them for 111 runs and won the match by 54 runs. This is one victory to cherish after losing 3 consecutive matches.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
