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| Full name | Nensi Hiteshkumar Patel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 May 2002 Bharuch, Gujarat, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut | 05 March 2026 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 04 April 2026 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut | 25 February 2026 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 25 March 2026 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2016/17–present | Northern Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Nensi Patel's rise to becoming the first Indian-born White Fern". Stuff. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ "Nensi Patel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ "Women's List A Matches played by Nensi Patel". NZC Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Nensi Patel". NZC Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ "Northern Districts Women v Canterbury Women 5 Feb 2022". NZC Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ "Northern Districts Women v Auckland Women 19 Feb 2022". NZC Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ "Most wickets For New Zealand Cricket Women's One Day Competition, 2021/22". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ "WHITE FERNS contracts confirmed". ND Cricket. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ "NZ Women vs ZIM Women, 1st T20I at Hamilton, ZIM-W in New Zealand, Feb 25 2026 - Full Scorecard". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ "NZ Women vs ZIM Women, 1st ODI at Dunedin, ZIM-W in New Zealand, Mar 05 2026 - Full Scorecard". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2026.