Akshay Patel (born 1 June 1997) is a Zimbabwean

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er. In December 2020, he was named in the

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' squad for the

2020–21 Logan Cup The 2020–21 Logan Cup was the 27th edition of the Logan Cup, a first-class cricket competition in Zimbabwe, which started on 9 December 2020. After originally scheduled to start on 3 December 2020, the tournament was moved back a week to allow ...

. He made his

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debut on 20 April 2021, for Mountaineers, in the

2020–21 Pro50 Championship The 2020–21 Pro50 Championship was the nineteenth edition of the Pro50 Championship, a List A cricket tournament that was played in Zimbabwe. It started on 18 April 2021, with five teams taking part, and was the final domestic tournament in Zi ...

. Prior to his List A debut, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the

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, where he made his international debut, against

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* 1997 births Living people Zimbabwean cricketers Mountaineers cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) {{Zimbabwe-cricket-bio-stub