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Smit Patel

Smit Patel
Personal information
Full name
Smit Patel
Born (1993-05-16) 16 May 1993 (age 31)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 44)13 August 2024 v Canada
Last ODI24 September 2024 v United Arab Emirates
T20I debut (cap 43)30 September 2024 v United Arab Emirates
Last T20I1 October 2024 v Namibia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011–2021Gujarat
2021Barbados Royals (squad no. 6)
2023-presentSan Francisco Unicorns
Career statistics
Competition FC ODI T20I LA
Matches 55 8 2 51
Runs scored 3728 278 35 1,512
Batting average 39.49 39.71 17.50 33.60
100s/50s 11/14 0/2 0/9 2/10
Top score 236 70 24 146
Catches/stumpings 114/9 13/1 0/0 57/6
Source: Cricinfo, 5 November, 2024

Smit Kamleshbhai Patel (born 16 May 1993) is an American cricketer.[1] Patel plays as a wicket-keeper, represented the India Under-19 cricket team World Cup winning squad in 2012, and has also played for the Gujarat cricket team.

He scored unbeaten 62 runs and helped to secured in India's to Under-19s World Cup glory at Tony Ireland Stadium. Patel and Unmukt Chand shared an unbroken 130-run stand for the fifth wicket after India had slipped from 75 for 1 to 97 for 4.[2]

In December 2012, Patel made his first first-class century in only his fifth game to lead a strong Gujarat batting performance against Hyderabad at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Valsad.[3] He was the leading run-scorer for Tripura in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 526 runs in six matches.[4]

In May 2021, Patel retired from all cricket under the remit of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to be eligible to play cricket in the United States.[5] In June 2021, he was selected to take part in the Minor League Cricket tournament in the United States following the players' draft.[6]

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