Who Is Henil Patel? Star India Pacer Who Took Five-Wicket Haul vs USA On U19 World Cup Debut

Henil Patel led a ruthless bowling effort with a five-wicket haul as India bowled out USA for a meagre 107 in 35.2 overs in their ICC Under-19 World Cup opener, on Thursday. The right-arm seamer finished with impressive figures of 5/16 from seven overs with one maiden, ripping through the USA middle order after India opted to bowl under overcast conditions. Henil struck in his very first over, inducing an edge from Amrinder Gill (1) to Vihaan Malhotra in the slips, before the tall tearaway pacer Deepesh Devendran joined in by having Sahil Garg (16) caught by Henil at third man to reduce USA to 29/2 in nine overs.

Henil then took control of the innings with a devastating double blow, removing captain Utkarsh Srivastava for a five-ball duck before dismissing wicketkeeper Arjun Mahesh (16) in the same over as USA slipped to 35/4.

He was back again soon, drawing a loose drive from Mahesh that flew to third man for his third wicket, and USA never recovered from the collapse.

Leg-spinner Khilan Patel struck immediately on his introduction, trapping Amogh Arepally (3) as USA slid to 39/5 in the 16th over.

Nitish Sudini offered some resistance with a counter-attacking 36 off 52 balls, striking four boundaries and adding 30 runs with Adnit Jhamb (18) for the sixth wicket to take USA past 50.

However, Henil returned to mop up the tail, dismissing Sabrish Prasad (7) and Rishabh Shimpi (0) to complete his five-for as USA were bundled out in 35.2 overs.

Who is Henil Patel?

Henil was born on February 28, 2007, in Valsad, Gujarat. His father introduced him to cricket at an early age, and after impressing in local tournaments, he caught the eye of the Gujarat U19 selectors.

So far, Henil has appeared in 3 Youth Tests and 12 Youth ODIs, claiming a total of 28 wickets. He also represented India in the U19 Asia Cup last month, where he picked up five wickets in four matches.

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