Ranking Axar Patel’s top 3 performances in IPL

The talented left-arm spinner and all-rounder Axar Patel made his debut in the Indian Premier League in 2014. He started his journey with Kings XI Punjab in the sixth edition of IPL. However, he earned his first IPL contract with Mumbai Indians in 2013. He has been part of Delhi Capitals since 2019 and was recently selected to lead the franchise in the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League. The 31-year-old all-rounder has had an impressive IPL career so far. Axar has played 150 IPL matches in which he has scored 1653 runs and picked up 123 wickets. He maintained an impressive career strike rate of 130 with his bat. With the ball, he has been fairly economical over the years with an economy rate of 7.28 runs an over. 

Axar Patel has played many crucial knocks for both Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Capitals. Here is the list of three of his best performances in IPL which stands as his career’s highlight.

3. An all-round performance against Gujarat Titans ( 2024)

Axar Patel displayed his abilities as an idol all-rounder in an absolute thriller. Delhi Capitals squared off against Gujarat Titans at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Ahmedabad. Batting first, Delhi lost both their openers in the fourth over. Axar came in at number three and played a crucial knock of 66 runs in just 43 balls. He hit 5 boundaries and 4 sixes in an innings which showed his ability to bat up the order. With his contribution, Delhi reached a mammoth score of 224 runs. The home side nearly chased down the target but fell short by four runs. Axar Patel also contributed with the ball in his hand and on the field as he picked up a wicket and took two crucial catches near the boundary.

2. Axar Patel’s 50 against Royal Challengers Bangalore (2024)

On match-day 62 of the IPL 2024, Delhi Capitals clashed against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Chinnaswamy Stadium. The visitors were set a target of 188 runs by the home side on a slow Bengaluru pitch. Delhi’s batting order collapsed in the run chase as they lost 4 wickets for just 30 runs in the fourth over. Coming into bat, Azar Patel showed resilience and fighting spirit with a gritty knock of 57 runs off 39 balls, hitting five boundaries and three sixes.

1. Axar Patel’s memorable hat-trick against Gujrat Lions ( 2016)

Axar Patel announced his arrival to the toughest T20 league in the world with a hat-trick to his name in an important fixture against Gujrat Lions in 2016. Playing for Kings XI Punjab, the left-arm spinners’ exploits helped the team to win the match by 23 runs. The left arm was brought into the attack in the 7th over where he scalped Devon Smith, Dinesh Karthik and Dwayne Bravo. Axar also got the better of Ravindra Jadeja to bag his four-wicket haul.

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