What happened to Harshal Patel: Is Harshal Patel playing today vs Delhi Capitals?

Dixit Bhargav | 16/04/2022
What happened to Harshal Patel: Is Harshal Patel playing today vs Delhi Capitals?

Is Harshal Patel playing today: Royal Challengers Bangalore have made a solitary change to their Playing XI for this match.

During the 27th match of the ongoing 15th season of the Indian Premier League between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Wankhede Stadium, Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant has won the toss and chose to bowl.

“We will like to bowl first. The wicket is looking on the drier side, we want to make use of it. Keep believing in the process and let’s take one match at a time and give our 100%. Hopefully, we can capitalize on the shorter side,” Pant told Star Sports at the toss.

With Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh regaining match fitness, Capitals have handed him a debut in place of batter Sarfaraz Khan. Playing an IPL match after two years, Delhi is Marsh’s fifth IPL franchise.

Is Harshal Patel playing today vs Delhi Capitals?

Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Faf du Plessis confirmed a lone change for them in the form of pacer Harshal Patel returning for pacer Akash Deep. Patel, who had missed the last match due to his sister’s death, has opted to return to action after a short halt.

“The pitch looks a little bit drier than anticipated. It’s an obvious thing when you come here, you look at the short side and the big side, that’s always tactically how well or how badly you play the short and big boundaries. Tonight’s going to be no different,” du Plessis told Star Sports at the toss.

“Harshal Patel is back which is great. Very sorry about his sister passing away. It’s great to have him back in the side. He’s an experienced X-factor player for us. Akash Deep goes out of the side.”

In four matches this season, Patel has picked six wickets at an average of 14.66, an economy rate of 5.50 and a strike rate of 16.

Post Edited By: Dixit Bhargav
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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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