In the second test match being played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai between New Zealand and India, Ajaz Patel took all 10 wickets of the Indian Cricket Team. Ajaz Patel has written his name in the history books alongside the likes of Jim Lakers and Anil Kumble. The left-arm spinner from New Zealand was born in the “City of Dreams” Mumbai back in 1988. His parents then migrated to New Zealand. 32 years later, Ajaz is back to his birthplace to script history.
Ajaz Patel Picks 10 wickets: –
Indian Cricket Team won the toss and decided to bat on a good Mumbai wicket. The pitch was showing signs of turn and bounce from the first day itself. The wickets picked by Ajaz Patel are as follows: –
- Day 1: – Shubman Gill, 44 of 71 balls, Caught by Tom Blundell Bowled Ajaz Patel. FOW: – 80/1
- Day 1: – Cheteshwar Pujara, 0 of 5 balls, Caught by Ross Taylor Bowled Ajaz Patel. FOW: – 80/2
- Day 1: – Virat Kohli, 0 of 4 balls, Leg Before Wicket Bowled by Ajaz Patel. FOW: – 80/3
- Day 1: – Shreyas Iyer, 18 of 41 balls, Caught by Tom Blundell Bowled Ajaz Patel. FOW: – 160/4
- Day 2: – Wriddhiman Saha, 27 of 62 balls, Leg Before Wicket Bowled by Ajaz Patel. FOW: – 224/5
- Day 2: – Ravichandran Ashwin, 0 of 1 ball, Bowled Ajaz Patel. FOW: – 224/6
- Day 2: – Mayank Agarwal, 150 of 311 balls, Caught by Tom Blundell Bowled Ajaz Patel. FOW: – 291/7.
- Day 2: – Axar Patel, 52 of 128 balls, Leg Before Wicket By Ajaz Patel. FOW: – 316/8
- Day 2: – Jayant Yadav, 12 of 31 balls, Caught by Rachin Ravindra Bowled Ajaz Patel. FOW: – 321/9
- Day 2: – Mohammad Siraj, 4 of 3 balls, Caught by Rachin Ravindra Bowled Ajaz Patel. FOW: – 325/10
After picking up all the 10 wickets, Twitter was flooded with congratulatory messages for this unbelievable achievement. Anil Kumble also wished Ajaz Patel via the official broadcaster Star Sports India. Ajaz Patel has ensured that he gets his name on the honors board at the Wankhede Stadium in bright golden letters. He ended with figures of 47.5 overs conceding 119 runs and picking up all 10 wickets. He bowled with an economy of 2.50 and also bowled 12 maiden overs. As Ajaz was the only bowler who was building pressure New Zealand conceded 325 runs.
Other Players who Picked All 10 Wickets: –
This unmatched feat of having 10 wickets in an innings was previously done by Anil Kumble and Jim Laker. Anil Kumble has done this against arch-rivals Pakistan in the year 1999. India won that game by 212 runs. Jim Laker from England achieved this milestone against archrivals Australia in 1956. England won the game by an innings and 170 runs.
Anil Kumble 10 Wickets in an Innings: –
- Shahid Afridi, 41 runs of 64 balls, Caught by Mongia Bowled by Anil Kumble, FOW: – 101/1
- Ijaz Ahmed, 0 runs of 1 ball, Leg Before Wicket by Anil Kumble, FOW: – 101/2
- Inzamam-Ul-Haq, 6 runs of 14 balls, Bowled by Kumble, FOW: – 115/3
- Mohammad Yousuf, 0 runs of 2 balls, Leg Before Wicket by Anil Kumble, FOW: – 115/4
- Moin Khan, 3 runs of 20 balls, Caught by Ganguly bowled by Anil Kumble, FOW: – 127/5
- Saeed Anwar, 69 runs of 128 balls, Caught by VVS Laxman bowled by Anil Kumble, FOW: – 128/5
- Saleem Malik, 15 runs of 59 balls, Bowled by Anil Kumble, FOW: – 186/7
- Mushtaq Ahmed, 1 run of 13 balls, Caught by Dravid bowled by Anil Kumble, FOW: -198/8
- Saqlain Mushtaq, 0 runs of 1 ball, Leg Before Wicket by Anil Kumble, FOW: – 198/9
- Wasim Akram, 37 runs of 66 balls, Caught By VVS Laxman bowled by Anil Kumble, FOW: – 207/10.
Jim Laker 10 wickets in an Innings: –
- Neil Harvey, 0 runs of 1 ball, Caught by Cowdrey bowled by Jim Laker, FOW: -28/1
- Jim Burke, 33 runs of 105 balls, Caught by Lock bowled by Jim Laker, FOW: – 55/2
- Ian Craig, 38 runs of 259 balls, Leg Before Wicket by Jim Laker, FOW: -114/3
- Ken Mackay, 0 runs of 6 balls, Caught by Oakman bowled by Jim Laker, FOW: – 124/4
- Keith Miller, 0 runs of 15 balls, Bowled by Jim Laker, FOW: – 130/5
- Ron Archer, 0 runs of 10 balls, Caught by Oakman bowled by Jim Laker, FOW: -130/6
- Colin McDonald, 89 runs of 337 balls, Caught by Oakman bowled Jim Laker, FOW: -181/7
- Richie Benaud, 18 runs of 105 balls, Bowled by Jim Laker, FOW: -198/8
- Ray Windwall, 8 runs of 41 balls, Caught by Lock bowled by Jim Laker, FOW: -203/9
- Len Maddocks, 2 runs of 6 balls, Leg Before Wicket by Jim Laker, FOW: – 205/10
