Harshal Patel set to join Gujarat Titans in Rs 4 crore all-cash trade from Sunrisers Hyderabad

Harshal Patel is set to move from Sunrisers Hyderabad to Gujarat Titans in an all-cash trade in the Indian Premier League ahead of the 2027 season, according to a Cricinfo report published on November 14, 2026.

The deal is reported to be worth Rs 4 crore, with Gujarat Titans’ auction purse to be reduced by the same amount once the trade is finalised; SRH had bought Harshal for Rs 8 crore at the 2025 mega auction, meaning GT will acquire him for half that fee. The transfer will make Patel the fifth IPL franchise he has represented since making his debut in 2012, after spells with Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Patel recorded 16 wickets in 13 matches for Hyderabad in IPL 2025 at an economy rate of 9.80. His opportunities were limited in IPL 2026 as SRH preferred uncapped Indian pacers Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain; Patel played five matches in 2026 without taking a wicket and conceded runs at 10.82 per over.

His most successful campaigns came with Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2021, when he took 32 wickets, and with Punjab Kings in 2024, when he claimed 24 wickets; he finished as the tournament’s leading wicket-taker on both occasions to become a two-time Purple Cap winner.

Born in Sanand and based in Ahmedabad, Patel moved to Gujarat a few years ago to pursue domestic cricket and the trade will give him an opportunity to represent a franchise from his home state. He is expected to join a Gujarat pace unit that includes Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Jason Holder.

Gujarat Titans have pursued Patel previously: they pulled out of bidding at Rs 10.5 crore in 2024 before Punjab Kings secured him for Rs 11.75 crore, and they withdrew after bidding Rs 6.5 crore at the 2025 mega auction. SRH have been active in the current trading window as well, acquiring left-arm pacer T Natarajan from Delhi Capitals and bringing in Khaleel Ahmed and Nathan Ellis from Chennai Super Kings in a four-player trade.

The reported move comes with the November 17 retention deadline approaching.