New Zealand’s Ajaz Patel scalps all 10 wickets in Indian innings, becomes third in history to achieve feat

New Zealand spin bowler Ajaz Patel has become the third bowler in the history of cricket to scalp 10 wickets in a Test match innings.

Ajaz Patel achieved this feat on the second day of the ongoing second Test match between India and New Zealand at the Wankhade Stadium in Mumbai.

Patel scalped all the 10 wickets of the Indian first innings.

The 33-year-old Kiwi spinner returned with figures of 10-119 in 47.5 overs.

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Patel became only the third bowler in the history of cricket, after Jim Laker and Anil Kumble, to take 10 wickets in a Test innings.

While, Jim Laker of England took 10-53 against Australia at Manchester in 1956, Anil Kumble had scalped all 10 wickets in Pakistani innings at Delhi in 1999.

“Welcome to the club,” Anil Kumble said.

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

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Ajaz Patel’s 10 wickets:

Shubman Gill – caught Taylor bowled Patel (44)

Cheteshwar Pujara – bowled Patel (0)

Virat Kohli – lbw bowled Patel (0)

Shreyas Iyer – caught Blundell bowled Patel (18)

Wridhiman Saha – lbw bowled Patel (27)

R Ashwin – bowled Patel (0)

Mayank Agarwal – caught Blundell bowled Patel (150)

Axar Patel – lbw bowled Patel (52)

Jayant Yadav – caught Ravindra bowled Patel (12)

Mohammed Siraj – caught Ravindra bowled Patel (4)

Incredible achievement as Ajaz Patel picks up all 10 wickets in the 1st innings of the 2nd Test.

He becomes the third bowler in the history of Test cricket to achieve this feat.#INDvNZ @Paytm pic.twitter.com/5iOsMVEuWq

— BCCI (@BCCI) December 4, 2021