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Nensi Patel
Personal information
Full nameNensi Hiteshkumar Patel
Born (2002-05-27) 27 May 2002 (age 24)
Bharuch, Gujarat, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut05 March 2026 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI04 April 2026 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.51
T20I debut25 February 2026 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I25 March 2026 v South Africa
T20I shirt no.51
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016/17–presentNorthern Districts
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 4 4 82 81
Runs scored 12 - 1302 709
Batting average - - 24.56 14.46
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/7 0/1
Top score 12* - 77 57
Balls bowled 174 96 3,629 1,375
Wickets 3 6 91 72
Bowling average 34 9.5 27.75 19.95
5 wickets in innings 0 0 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/16 3/8 6/25 4/19
Catches/stumpings 3/– 2/– 32/– 26/–
Source: NDCricket, 7 April 2026

Nensi Hiteshkumar Patel (born 27 May 2002) is an Indian-born New Zealand cricketer who currently plays for the New Zealand women's cricket team and Northern Districts in domestic cricket.[1] She plays as a right-arm off break bowler.[2]

Career

Patel plays for Northern Districts in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield and the Super Smash. She made her List A debut against Auckland in the 2016–17 New Zealand Women's One-Day Competition on 26 November 2016.[3] She made her T20 debut the day before, also against Auckland, in the 2016–17 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition on 25 November 2016.[4]

She took her first List A 5-wicket haul (5-46) in the 2021–22 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield against Canterbury on 5 February 2022.[5] Two weeks laters, she took 6-25 against Auckland on 19 February 2022 to record her second 5-for.[6] She finished that season as the leading wicket taker in the competition, with 18 wickets at 17.83[7]

In June 2022, she was awarded her maiden central contract by NZC for the 2022–23 season,[8] although she did not debut until the Zimbabwe Tour of New Zealand in February 2026, debuting in both the ODIs and T20Is.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Nensi Patel's rise to becoming the first Indian-born White Fern". Stuff. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Nensi Patel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Women's List A Matches played by Nensi Patel". NZC Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Nensi Patel". NZC Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Northern Districts Women v Canterbury Women 5 Feb 2022". NZC Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Northern Districts Women v Auckland Women 19 Feb 2022". NZC Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Most wickets For New Zealand Cricket Women's One Day Competition, 2021/22". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "WHITE FERNS contracts confirmed". ND Cricket. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "NZ Women vs ZIM Women, 1st T20I at Hamilton, ZIM-W in New Zealand, Feb 25 2026 - Full Scorecard". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "NZ Women vs ZIM Women, 1st ODI at Dunedin, ZIM-W in New Zealand, Mar 05 2026 - Full Scorecard". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2026.

External links

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