Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by five wickets in Chennai in the 43rd match of the IPL 2025, and their Harshal Patel won the Player of the Match award for taking four wickets. His four-wicket spell was crucial as CSK got bundled out for just 154 runs. Then, SRH batters chased down the target with five wickets to spare. But this performance turned out to be one of the top three performances in his IPL career so far.
Here are the top three best spells of Harshal Patel in the IPL
5/27 vs Mumbai Indians (MI) – April 9, 2021, Chennai
MI batted first in that game but managed only 159/9 in 20 overs. Harshal took five wickets for 27 and led the bowling unit of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Ultimately, RCB chased down the target with two wickets in hand, and Harshal bagged the Player of the Match award.
4/17 vs MI – September 26, 2021, Dubai
This four-wicket haul came for him while playing for RCB in the IPL 2021 in Dubai against MI. RCB batted first and set a target of 166. In reply, MI got bundled out for 111 in 18.1 overs as Harshal registered a 4/17 spell.
4/28 vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) – April 25, 2025, Chennai
CSK batted first in this game but got bundled out for 154 in 19.5 overs. Harshal took four scalps in the form of Sam Curran, Dewald Brevis, Noor Ahmad, and MS Dhoni. In reply, SRH won the game by five wickets and bagged their first-ever win in Chennai vs CSK in the history of the IPL. Harshal bagged the Player of the Match award.