Zaheer praises Harshal spectacular spells

Mumbai Indians Zaheer Khan feels the failure of the team’s middle-order in its last three IPL matches has put a lot of pressure on the defending champions. On Sunday, MI lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore.

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— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) September 27, 2021

“I think the wicket was just fine, you can make out from how the team batting first went and how we started. I think it is just the form-based situation for us, you know the middle-order has not really fired for us in these last three games and that has put a lot of pressure,” Zaheer said.
“So losing wickets after getting that kind of start is never going to help you recover,” he added at the post-match press conference.
Glenn Maxwell justified his million-dollar contract with an all-round performance before Harshal Patel took a hat-trick to ensure a thumping 54-run victory for RCB over MI.
The former left-arm India speedster also had words of praise for Harshal.
“He has got the hat-trick, so the man should be on the moon. Bowled very well, his slower one is something, which has become a trend for this IPL and he is having a fantastic season,” said Zaheer.