Ajaz Patel, New Zealand

Ajaz Patel is an New Zealand cricketer who plays for the team New Zealand. Ajaz Patel was born on Oct 21, 1988; and as of 2026, is 38 years old. Ajaz Patel is a bowler from New Zealand and bowls . In Test career to date, Ajaz Patel has played 22 matches to date in Test career and took 91 wickets, with an average of 28.82, conceding nearly 3.14 runs per over with a best individual figure of 10/119. In Ajaz Patel's Odi career, has played matches to date in Odi career and took wickets, with an average of , conceding nearly runs per over with a best individual figure of . Ajaz Patel has played 7 matches to date in T20 career and took 11 wickets, with an average of 10.73, conceding nearly 4.54 runs per over with a best individual figure of 4/16.

Bowler

New Zealand

Ajaz Patel

Ajaz Yunus Patel

Born Oct 21, 1988 (38)

Birth Place New Zealand

Role Bowler

Batting Style Left Handed

Bowling Style Slow left-arm orthodox

Ajaz Patel ICC Rankings

TEST

Batting

#168 (123Pts)

Bowling

#31 (602}Pts)

All Rounder

#53 (74Pts)

Recent Matches

Test

New Zealand vs West Indies

Dec 18, 2025

Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

T20I

New Zealand vs Bangladesh

Sep 10, 2021

Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka

Batting Career Summary

	MAT	NO	Runs	HS	AVG	SR	100s	50	4s	6s	CT	ST
TEST	22	13	219	35	11.53	38.09	0	0	22	5	10	0
T20	7	0	7	4	3.50	50	0	0	0	0

Bowling Career Summary

	MAT	Wkts	AVG	ECON	Best	5w	10w
TEST	22	91	28.82	3.14	119/10	7	2
T20	7	11	10.73	4.54	16/4	0	0

Ajaz Patel's International Debut

TEST

Nov 16, 2018

For:New Zealand

Vs:Pakistan

Venue:Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi

T20

Oct 31, 2018

For:New Zealand

Vs:Pakistan

Venue:Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Teams Represented

New Zealand International

Durham Active Glamorgan Former Leicestershire Active New Zealand A Active Yorkshire Former Central Stags Active New Zealanders Former

Player Biography

Born in Mumbai, Ajaz Patel moved with his family to New Zealand at the age of eight. Initially a left-arm seam bowler, he eventually transitioned into a slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler.

Patel's international career took off in July 2018 when he was named to New Zealand's Test squad for their series against Pakistan in the UAE. He was later included in the T20I squad for the same series and made his T20I debut in October. Although he was added to New Zealand's ODI squad during the same tour, he did not play in the ODI series. Patel made his Test debut in November against Pakistan, where he claimed five wickets in the second innings, helping New Zealand secure a narrow four-run victory. His impressive performance earned him the Player of the Match award.

In May 2020, New Zealand Cricket awarded Patel a central contract for the 2020–21 season. He truly announced himself on the international stage in the second Test against India in December 2021. In that match, he became just the third bowler in history to take all ten wickets in an innings of a Test match, joining Jim Laker and Anil Kumble in this extraordinary achievement. However, despite Patel’s record-breaking performance, New Zealand suffered a defeat, making him the first bowler to achieve the remarkable feat and still end up on the losing side.