IPL 2024: Axar Patel Becomes 4th Player For DC To Accomplish This Unique Feat

New Delhi : All-rounder Axar Patel has become only the fourth Delhi Capitals (DC) player to score a fifty-plus score, take atleast a wicket and a catch in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match.

Axar accomplished this feat during his side's IPL game against Gujarat Titans (GT) at Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Wednesday.

Coming to the crease with the team at 35/1, Axar launched a brilliant counter-attack by scoring 66 in 43 balls, with five fours and four sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of over 153. Axar shared a valuable partnership of 113 runs with skipper Rishabh Pant.

Later during the GT's run-chase of 225 runs, Azmatullah Omarzai was dismissed by Axar. The all-rounder also took impressive catches to remove the top-order trio of Wriddhiman Saha, GT skipper Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan.

Other than Axar Patel, JP Duminy, Paul Collingwood and Virender Sehwag have accomplished this feat for Delhi Capitals in the IPL.

Sehwag was the first one to do so for his franchise against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in 2008, scoring 71 runs, taking a wicket and catch.

Paul Collingwood took a wicket and a catch and scored 53 runs for Delhi against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) back in 2010.

Before Axar, JP Duminy was the last player for DC to accomplish this feat, scoring 54 runs, taking four wickets and two catches against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in 2015.