PlayersNew Zealand

AY Patel

Bowler, New Zealand, 22 Tests, 2018-2025. Debut v Pakistan, 2018

29.9Adjusted bowling average, 71st of 137 bowlers: runs per wicket once the batters he bowled at, the grounds and the conditions are allowed for, so lower is better. Raw 28.8. It could reasonably be anywhere from 26.4 to 36.7.

His T20 ratings

Where his adjusted bowling average could be. The shaded part is the 89% range; the taller the curve, the likelier.

Where he sits

68BA StokesEngland29.6 69Junaid KhanPakistan29.7 70JH KallisSouth Africa29.8

71AY PatelNew Zealand29.9

72JE TaylorWest Indies29.9 73ST FinnEngland29.9 74Danish KaneriaPakistan30.1

Every bowler on one chart

Season by seasonBowling, as recorded

Year	Wkts	Runs	Avg	Econ
2018	13	466	35.85	2.61
2019	9	242	26.89	2.81
2021	21	434	20.67	3.03
2022	2	223	111.50	3.60
2023	17	455	26.76	3.80
2024	23	642	27.91	3.82
2025	6	136	22.67	1.86
Career	91	2623	28.82	3.14

Percentile rankingsvs all Test players (2001–)

PoorAverageGreat

Bowling

Value

Adjusted avg

30.1

Volume

Wickets

5 wkts

Quality

Average

28.82

Strike rate

55.2

Economy

3.14

Conditions

Away average

27.72

Batting

Value

Adjusted avg

12.4

Value / inns

3.6

Volume

Runs

219

Average

11.53

Hundreds

Quality

Strike rate

38.1

Consistency

Conditions

Away average

10.71

Career arc

Batting by opposition

Opp	Inns	Runs	Avg
Pakistan	7	62	15.50
Sri Lanka	8	60	8.57
India	10	35	7.00
England	3	31	10.33
West Indies	1	30	—
Bangladesh	3	1	—

Bowling by opposition

Opp	Wkts	Avg	Best	5w
India	32	23.66	10/119	3
Pakistan	18	39.22	5/59	1
Sri Lanka	17	35.76	6/90	2
Bangladesh	14	23.93	6/57	1
West Indies	6	22.67	3/23	0
England	4	20.25	2/25	0

Home & away

Home

21bat avg

40.33bowl avg

Away

10.71bat avg

27.72bowl avg

Neutral

9bat avg

29.62bowl avg

Batting by innings

Inns	Bat	Runs	Avg
1st	9	97	12.13
2nd	12	58	9.67
3rd	7	60	12.00
4th	4	4	—

Recent formLast 10 Tests

v West Indies306/136Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui2025-12-18 v India7 & 811/160Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai2024-11-01 v India4 & 12/97Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune2024-10-24 v India42/100M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru2024-10-16 v Sri Lanka8 & 220/135Galle International Stadium2024-09-26 v Sri Lanka6 & 28/150Galle International Stadium2024-09-18 v Bangladesh08/111Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur2023-12-06 v Bangladesh1 & 06/224Sylhet International Cricket Stadium2023-11-28 v Pakistan353/120National Bank Cricket Arena, Karachi2023-01-02 v Pakistan02/201National Bank Cricket Arena, Karachi2022-12-26

Full recordAs recorded, 2001 to now

Innings: 32
Not outs: 13
Runs: 219
Average: 11.53
Strike rate: 38.1
Highest: 35
Hundreds: 0
Fifties: 0
Ducks: 1

Wickets: 91
Average: 28.82
Economy: 3.14
Strike rate: 55.2
Best: 10/119
5 wickets: 7
10 wkt match: 2
Balls: 5020