This time India and Sri Lanka are hosting the T20 World Cup together. In this World Cup, all eyes are on the players of Team India but many players of Indian origin are performing well in foreign teams also. One such name is Ansh Patel in the Canadian team. Ansh Patel of Indian origin is a Canadian spinner and he bowled brilliantly against South Africa in his ICC T20 World Cup debut match.

Match number-9 of the T20 World Cup 2026 took place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the capital of Gujarat. Ansh Patel took three wickets in this match. Thanks to his brilliant bowling, the South African team, which came to bat first, scored 213 runs losing four wickets. However, despite the brilliant bowling of Ansh Patel, the Canadian team lost the match by 57 runs.

took three out of four wickets

In Monday’s match, Ansh Patel alone took three out of four wickets for Canada. South African captain Aiden Markram was playing a brilliant innings and had completed his half-century. At such a time, Ansh Patel made him his victim and he was out on the score of 59 runs. After this, Ansh Patel gave another blow to South Africa by dismissing Ryan Rickelton. Ryan could score only 33 runs and due to his wicket falling, the pace of South Africa’s runs also slowed down.

Ansh Patel gave 2 back to back shocks to the South African team. After dismissing Ryan Rickelton, he also dismissed Dewald Brewis for just 6 runs. South Africa team scored 213 runs after losing 4 wickets in 20 overs.

Who is Ansh Patel?

Ansh Patel is part of the Canadian team in the T20 World Cup. On Monday, he played the first match of the World Cup at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. He played this match just 110 kilometers away from his birthplace Vadodara. Ansh Patel may be playing in the Canadian team but he is originally from Gujarat, India. He played cricket for the first 12 years of his life in the streets of Gujarat.

have played in india

Ansh Patel told that till five years ago he was playing in T20 format for Gujarat. He was also selected for Punjab Kings in IPL 2022 but after the change in BCCI rules, he could not play in India as he had a Canadian passport. After this, he again went to Canada in June 2024. His father brought him from Canada to India because it has a good environment for cricket.