Player profile

Ajaz Patel

Bowler · IN

Born: Oct 21, 1988
Batting: Left Handed Bat
Bowling: left-arm orthodox spin
From: Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India

Batting career

Career totals by format

Batting career statistics
Format	M	Runs	Avg	SR	HS
First-class	45	1,126	19.08	58.4	62
list a	9	56	18.67	114.29	22*
T20	72	139	8.18	83.73	13
T20I	28	18	3	62.07	5
List A	38	282	14.1	95.27	45
Test	24	219	6.84	38.22	35

Bowling career

Career totals by format

Bowling career statistics
Format	M	Wkts	Econ	Overs	Best
First-class	45	129	3.12	1584.4	7/78
list a	9	0	5.13	79.3	—
T20	72	73	7.95	242.2	4/21
T20I	28	22	6.02	62.0	4-16
List A	38	40	5.09	324.1	3/31
Test	24	91	3.14	836.4	10-119

Recent performances

T20 match form

23 Oct 2026Lesotho vs ZambiaT20I · Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 2, Abuja

Batting: 7 (23)
Bowling: —

21 Oct 2026Lesotho vs UgandaT20I · Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 2, Abuja

Batting: 5 (9)
Bowling: —

About

Player story

Another Patel who is playing for New Zealand. Ajaz follows in the footsteps of Dipak Patel and Jeetan Patel - a spinner. The Mumbai born lad shifted to New Zealand very early on and began his career with Auckland, but it was Central Districts who gave the left-arm spinner a chance to showcase his skills. Ajaz played for Auckland A without much luck and when he moved to Central Districts, he was soon fast tracked into first class cricket - making his debut in 2012. He made his T20 debut also in the same year but had to wait to play 50-over cricket for three more years. However, it was red-ball cricket that Ajaz impressed everyone in. He kept picking wickets at consistent basis but found it hard to break into the New Zealand squad, who already had Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi in the ranks. The former was a major roadblock as he gave more with the bat compared to Ajaz. That did not deter Ajaz as he kept performing for Central Districts, picking up 16 five-fers and three 10-wicket hauls. 2018 was a great year for the spinner as he finished as the leading wicket-taker in Plunket Shield - 48 wickets in 9 games. In the process. Ajaz was awarded with the Men's Domestic Player of the Year.