Harshal Patel achieved a special milestone after getting the wicket of Aiden Markram in Sunrisers Hyderabad’s clash against Lucknow Super Giants at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s bowler Harshal Patel achieved a special record during his team’s clash against Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League 2025. Harshal has shattered an all-time record of Yuzvendra Chahal in his team’s fixture against LSG at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on Monday, May 19.
Harshal reached the milestone of 150 wickets in IPL. He has become the fastest Indian to get to the mark, breaking Chahal’s record. Harshal needed only 114 matches to reach the milestone, while Chahal took 118 matches to get to 150 scalps in the Indian cash-rich league.
Harshal Patel second fastest to 150 wickets overall
Meanwhile, Harshal is the second-fastest player to get to 150 wickets in IPL. He is only behind former Mumbai Indians legend Lasith Malinga, who holds the record, having reached the mark in 105 games. Malinga, a former Sri Lanka veteran, is a celebrated speedster in IPL.
Harshal Patel achieved the special milestone after getting the wicket of Aiden Markram in his third over of the innings. He deceived the well-set Markram with a slower ball close to a yorker length. He had conceded 21 runs in his first two overs and got the wicket in his third.
Fastest to 150 wickets in IPL:
105 – Lasith Malinga
114 – Harshal Patel
118 – Yuzvendra Chahal
122 – Rashid Khan
124 – Jasprit Bumrah
Meanwhile, Markram and Mitchell Marsh took LSG off to a strong after SRH asked them to bat first. “I will have a bowl, you never know quite to make of the wicket so it’s better to chase. We haven’t played to our potential, so trying to hit our potential, we also had a few injuries. The team has been great, they have been honest that they haven’t been at their best but we have a great bunch of guys. Travis Head misses out and also Unadkat misses out for personal reasons, Harsh Dubey and Taide come in,” SRH captain Pat Cummins had said at the toss.
“We don’t mind (batting first), we have got to do well. We are looking at one match at a time and not put undue pressure on ourselves. I feel as a team we have regrouped well and we are in a good space as a team. We have only one change, William ORourke is making his debut,” LSG skipper Rishabh Pant had said at the toss.
