Nensi Hiteshkumar Patel (born 27 May 2002) is an Indian-born New Zealand cricketer who currently plays for the New Zealand women's cricket team and Northern Districts in domestic cricket. She plays as a right-arm off break bowler.
Career Patel plays for Northern Districts in the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield and the Super Smash. She made her List A debut against Auckland in the 2016–17 New Zealand Women's One-Day Competition on 26 November 2016. She made her T20 debut the day before, also against Auckland, in the 2016–17 New Zealand Women's Twenty20 Competition on 25 November 2016.
She took her first List A 5-wicket haul (5-46) in the 2021–22 Hallyburton Johnstone Shield against Canterbury on 5 February 2022. Two weeks laters, she took 6-25 against Auckland on 19 February 2022 to record her second 5-for. She finished that season as the leading wicket taker in the competition, with 18 wickets at 17.83
In June 2022, she was awarded her maiden central contract by NZC for the 2022–23 season, although she did not debut until the Zimbabwe Tour of New Zealand in February 2026, debuting in both the ODIs and T20Is.
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