Kiwi spinner Ajaz Patel became the third bowler to take all 10 wickets in an innings in Test cricket after Jim Laker and Anil Kumble. Mohammed Siraj was Patel’s 10th wicket as he picked the remaining four wickets after taking six wickets on the first day of the Test match. In the process, India were bowled out for 326.
After taking six wickets on day one, Patel took the remaining four wickets bowling a total of close to 48 overs bowling 12 maidens and giving 119 runs. The left-arm spinners dismissed Mayank Agarwal (150), Wriddhiman Saha (27), Ravichandran Ashwin (0), Axar Patel (52), Jayant Yadav (12) and Mohammed Siraj (4). Patel also became the first bowler to take a 10-for in his place of birth.
Best innings bowling figures by a visiting spinner in India:
10/119 Ajaz Patel 2021*
8/50 Nathan Lyon 2017
8/215 Jason Krejza 2008
Best Bowling figures by a New Zealand bowler:
10/119 Ajaz Patel v IND 2021*
9/52 Richard Hadlee v AUS 1985
Twitter Bows Down To Ajaz Patel’s Rare Feat
Welcome to the club #AjazPatel #Perfect10 Well bowled! A special effort to achieve it on Day1 & 2 of a test match. #INDvzNZ
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) December 4, 2021
Another Indian achieving success after leaving India. #AjazPatel
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) December 4, 2021
Wonderful wonderful achievement and such a beautiful story. Delighted for you #AjazPatel.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) December 4, 2021
Jim Laker. Anil Kumble. Ajaz Patel. 🙇♂️ pic courtesy @ESPNcricinfo pic.twitter.com/0mCGi3FFZU
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) December 4, 2021
The first man to take ten in an innings was Yorkshire born Jim Laker. The last to do the same is Mumbai born #AjazPatel who plays for Yorkshire! #tenwickets #INDvzNZ
— Gautam Bhimani (@gbhimani) December 4, 2021
10 wickets in an innings !! 😳 Truly amazing , well done Ajaz Patel 👏🏻👏🏻
— Shardul Thakur (@imShard) December 4, 2021
MANIFESTING AJAZ PATEL 10 FER SZN
— Sritama (Ross Taylor’s version) (@cricketpun_duh) December 4, 2021
Are you watching @anilkumble1074 bhai? 😅 Your exclusive club might get a new member today! #AjazPatel #INDvNZ
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) December 4, 2021
Sensational! Just sensational!! To take all 10 wickets in a Test innings is the stuff dreams are made of. Take a bow, Ajaz Patel, you are in the elite company of Jim Laker and Anil kumble. And to do it in the city of your birth, wow!! pic.twitter.com/iA6biAC4gz
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) December 4, 2021
One of the toughest things to do in the game of cricket. To have an entire team in your kitty in an innings is too good to be true. Simply unreal. Well done young man – Ajaz Patel #INDvzNZ #AjazPatel pic.twitter.com/M81eUeSrX4
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) December 4, 2021
#10
Ajaz Patel enters a very elite club. Massive, massive achievement!!! 🙌🏽👍🏽🙏
— KSR (@KShriniwasRao) December 4, 2021
Genuinely tearing up @AjazP unreal how proud I am of you brother
— Mitchell McClenaghan (@Mitch_Savage) December 4, 2021
Mayank’s batting effort was the highlight on day two with him scoring his third 150-plus score in Test cricket. Axar Patel also scored his maiden Test fifty.
“This is what dreams are made of. To be out here and to go up there and pick up four wickets in the first day is pretty special. At the same time the job is only half done, so we need to turn up tomorrow and work hard for the last wickets.”
“It was my day today and I am very very lucky to be sitting here with four wickets and I am pretty happy about it, being in my home town at Wankhede it’s quite special for me” Patel said in his presser on day 1.
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