Swapnil Patil

For the swimmer, see Swapnil Patil (swimmer).

Swapnil Patil (born 15 April 1985) is an Indian-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.^[1] Patil is a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman.

Swapnil Patil

Patil keeping during the 2015 Cricket World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Swapnil Prakash Patil
Born	(1985-04-15) 15 April 1985 (age 40) Thane, Maharashtra, India
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper batsman
International information
National side	United Arab Emirates
ODI debut (cap 44)	2 February 2014 v Scotland
Last ODI	18 November 2015 v Hong Kong
T20I debut (cap 7)	17 March 2014 v Netherlands
Last T20I	21 March 2014 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2010–present	United Arab Emirates
2004/05–2005/06	Mumbai under-19
2015	Chittagong Vikings
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA Matches 10 7 30 Runs scored 241 532 862 Batting average 34.42 59.11 31.92 100s/50s 0/2 0/5 0/5 Top score 99* 94 99* Catches/stumpings 3/1 9/3 31/8
Source: Cricinfo

Career

He played for the UAE in the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament, making his One Day International (ODI) debut in the final in New Zealand against Scotland at Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln.

Patil was among six players making their ODI debut. He impressed with a run-a-ball 99. He was dropped off the penultimate ball and needed two off the final delivery of the chase to reach a memorable century but could only edge to midwicket for a single. Patil became the second player to score 99 on ODI debut after Eoin Morgan. Patil also set the record for becoming the first cricketer to be unbeaten on 99 on ODI debut.^[2]

In March 2014, he made his T20I debut against Netherlands in Sylhet Stadium in ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh. He scored 23 runs off 28 balls before being dismissed by Tom Cooper.