Rakep Patel (born 12 July 1989) is a Kenyan international

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er. A product of the Nairobi Gymkhana Club, he is a

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who plays right-handed, and occasionally bowls

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Career

He made his lone performance for the Kenya Select team in their inaugural season, and found himself called up to the national squad for their tour of Europe, including a tour of the Netherlands and the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. In a 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier match against

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, Patel scored 103 off 45 balls, batting at number 6. This equalled the record of Dawid Malan for the highest

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score from a player batting at that position but has since been bettered. In January 2018, Patel was named as captain of Kenya's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament. However, Kenya finished in sixth and last place in the tournament and were relegated to Division Three. As a result, Patel resigned as captain of the Kenyan team. In September 2018, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. The following month, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman. In May 2019, he was named in Kenya's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda. He was the leading run-scorer for Kenya in the Regional Finals, with 106 runs in three matches. In September 2019, he was named in Kenya's squad for the

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tournament in the United Arab Emirates. In November 2019, he was named in Kenya's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman. In October 2021, he was named in Kenya's squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Patel, Rakesh 1989 births Living people Cricketers from Nairobi Kenyan cricketers Northern Nomads cricketers Kenyan people of Indian descent Sportspeople of Indian descent Kenyan people of Gujarati descent Kenya One Day International cricketers Kenya Twenty20 International cricketers Kenyan Hindus Gujarati sportspeople Cricketers at the 2011 Cricket World Cup Kenyan cricket captains Wicket-keepers Cricketers at the 2023 African Games