Sunrisers Hyderabad are set to trade fast bowler Harshal Patel to Gujarat Titans for INR 4 crore in an all-cash deal during the ongoing IPL trade window, with the move expected to be completed before the retention deadline of November 17, 2026. Cricinfo has learned that SRH have agreed the trade, which values Harshal at half the INR 8 crore they paid for him at the 2025 mega auction.

Harshal's time at Sunrisers has been mixed. He claimed 16 wickets across 13 matches in IPL 2025 at an economy rate of 9.80, but took no wickets from five outings in IPL 2026 while conceding 10.82 runs per over. Gujarat Titans have long shown interest in him: they bid INR 10.5 crore at the 2024 auction before Punjab Kings secured him at INR 11.75 crore, and pursued him again at the 2025 mega auction with a bid of INR 6.5 crore before SRH won the race at INR 8 crore.S1

The personal link to Gujarat is also significant. Harshal represented Gujarat in domestic cricket and is based in Ahmedabad, and he turns 36 later this month. If the deal goes through, Gujarat Titans will be the fifth IPL franchise of his career, following Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad. GT already have a strong pace attack featuring Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Jason Holder, and Harshal's variations and death-bowling experience would add another dimension, though the franchise has not publicly stated its reasoning.S1

Sunrisers have been among the most active franchises in this trade window. Alongside the Harshal deal, they have acquired T Natarajan from Delhi Capitals and completed a four-player trade with Chennai Super Kings that brought Khaleel Ahmed and Nathan Ellis to the club. Harshal's record remains a reference point: he finished as IPL 2021's leading wicket-taker with 32 wickets for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, earning the Purple Cap, and repeated the feat in IPL 2024 with Punjab Kings after taking 24 wickets.S1S2