Ajaz Yunus Patel (born 21 October 1988) is a New Zealand

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er who plays for

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in domestic cricket. Patel is a

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spin bowler. He made his international debut for the

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in October 2018. The following month, he made his

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debut for New Zealand, taking five wickets in the second innings. He emigrated with his family from

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when he was eight years old, and was formerly a left-arm seam bowler. In May 2020,

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awarded him with a central contract, ahead of the 2020–21 season. In December 2021, in the second match against India, Patel became the third bowler in Test cricket to take all ten wickets in an innings.

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and

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were the others to do so.

Domestic career

Patel made his List A debut on 27 December 2015 in the

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. He took the most wickets in the 2015–16 Plunket Shield season, with 43 dismissals. He was also the leading wicket-taker in the following season, with 44 dismissals. In April 2018, Patel was named the Men's Domestic Player of the Year at the New Zealand Cricket Awards. He finished the

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as the leading wicket-taker, with 48 dismissals in nine matches. In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Central Districts for the 2018–19 season. In July 2022, Patel was signed by Glamorgan to play in their final four matches of the

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in England, he took a total of 14 wickets.

International career

In July 2018, Patel was named in New Zealand's

squad for their series against Pakistan. In October 2018, he was named in New Zealand's

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(T20I) squad, also for their series against Pakistan. He made his T20I debut for New Zealand against

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on 31 October 2018. During the same tour, he was also added to New Zealand's One Day International (ODI) squad, but he did not play in the ODI series. He made his Test debut for New Zealand against

on 16 November 2018. He took five wickets in the second innings, with New Zealand winning by four runs, and was named the man of the match. In August 2021, Patel was named in New Zealand's ODI squad for their tour of Pakistan.

India 2021: Ten wickets

In November 2021, Patel was named in New Zealand's Test squad for their two-match series in India. The first Test finished in a draw late on day five, with Patel taking 2/90 in the first innings, and 1/60 in the second innings of the match. The second Test started on 3 December 2021, with Patel taking all ten wickets in the first innings of the match, finishing with figures of 10/119 from 47.5 overs. Patel became the third bowler, after

in 1956 and

in 1999, to take all ten wickets in an innings of a Test match. In the second innings, Patel took a further four wickets, finishing the match with 14/225, the best bowling figures in a Test match against India.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Patel, Ajaz 1988 births Living people New Zealand cricketers New Zealand Test cricketers New Zealand Twenty20 International cricketers Central Districts cricketers Cricketers from Mumbai Indian emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand sportspeople of Indian descent Cricketers who have taken five wickets on Test debut Naturalised citizens of New Zealand Cricketers who have taken ten wickets in an innings

Domestic career

International career

India 2021: Ten wickets

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