Sunny Patel

{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1987)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}

Sunny Patel (born 10 April 1987) is an Indian first-class and List A cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm leg break bowler.{{Cite web|title=Sunny Patel profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/sunny-patel-290719|access-date=2021-06-08|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}} He played for the Gujarat cricket team in domestic cricket making thirteen first-class and seventeen List A appearances.{{Cite web|title=First-class matches played by Sunny Patel|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/153/153245/First-Class_Matches.html|access-date=2021-06-08|website=CricketArchive}}{{Cite web|title=List A matches played by Sunny Patel|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/153/153245/List_A_Matches.html|access-date=2021-06-08|website=CricketArchive}}{{Cite web|title=Teams for which Sunny Patel played for|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/153/153245/all_teams.html|access-date=2021-06-08|website=CricketArchive}} He made his entrance to Twenty20 cricket for the first time on 5 April 2007, against the Baroda, during 2007 Inter State Twenty20 Tournament.{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Baroda vs Gujarat West Zone 2006/07|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/inter-state-twenty-20-tournament-2006-07-290517/baroda-vs-gujarat-west-zone-290552/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-06-08|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}} He made his first-class debut on 3 November 2008, against the Saurashtra, during the second match of the 2008–09 Ranji Trophy.{{Cite web|title=2nd Match, Gujarat vs Saurashtra, 2008 Ranji Trophy|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/188/188415.html|access-date=2021-06-08|website=CricketArchive}} He shone on his debut match scoring 90 runs in the first innings, which helped Gujarat to secure 581 runs and have an emphatic win.{{Cite web|title=Gujarat kick off season with emphatic win|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/gujarat-kick-off-season-with-emphatic-win-377160|access-date=2021-06-08|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}} Prior to his first-class debut, on 27 February 2008, he made his List A debut against the Maharashtra, during the 2007–08 Vijay Hazare Trophy.{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Maharashtra vs Gujarat West Zone 2007/08|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/vijay-hazare-trophy-2007-08-306286/gujarat-vs-maharashtra-west-zone-306416/full-scorecard|access-date=2021-06-08|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}