26 Aug 2012WinYouthBig moment
Unbeaten 62 helps India win the Under-19 World Cup
Coming in at 97/4 in the final at Townsville, he made 62 not out off 84 balls and added 130 with captain Unmukt Chand. India won by six wickets.
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Smit Patel’s story
Under-19 World Cup winner with India who rebuilt his career in the USA, scoring 152 not out for his adopted country and keeping wicket for Texas Super Kings.
2012 — 2026 · in 3 chapters- 012012–2017India yearsHe won the Under-19 World Cup with India in 2012, then built a first-class career with Gujarat and Tripura.
- 022021–2024Starting over in AmericaHe left BCCI cricket in 2021, joined San Francisco Unicorns for the first MLC season and made his USA ODI debut in 2024.
- 032025–2026USA hundred and TexasA record-stand 152 not out for USA in 2025, then a retained place at Texas Super Kings, where he played one game in MLC 2026.
01Chapter 1 · 2012–2017
India years
He won the Under-19 World Cup with India in 2012, then built a first-class career with Gujarat and Tripura.
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Maiden first-class century in his fifth match for Gujarat
He scored his first first-class hundred in December 2012, in only his fifth match, against Hyderabad at Valsad.
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Leading run-scorer for Tripura in the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy
He made 526 runs in six matches for Tripura in the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy, more than any teammate. The page gives the season, not match dates.
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02Chapter 2 · 2021–2024
Starting over in America
He left BCCI cricket in 2021, joined San Francisco Unicorns for the first MLC season and made his USA ODI debut in 2024.
3 moments ▾- 202131 May 2021businessProfessionalBig moment
Retires from BCCI cricket to chase an American career
After 55 first-class games and 3,278 runs in India he retired from BCCI cricket to qualify for the US and overseas leagues, as reported on 31 May 2021.
ESPNcricinfo - 202327 Jun 2023SigningProfessional
Named wicketkeeper-batter in San Francisco Unicorns' inaugural MLC squad
The Unicorns' roster announcement of 27 June 2023 listed him as their wicketkeeper-batter, picked as a domestic player in the March 2023 draft.
San Francisco Unicorns - 2024Aug 2024DebutInternationalBig moment
Scores 63 on USA ODI debut against Canada
He made 63 off 83 balls in his first ODI for USA against Canada. The page gives no date, so only the month is approximate.
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03Chapter 3 · 2025–2026
USA hundred and Texas
A record-stand 152 not out for USA in 2025, then a retained place at Texas Super Kings, where he played one game in MLC 2026.
3 moments ▾- 202517 May 2025RecordInternationalBig moment
Unbeaten 152 against Canada, with a 208-run stand
He hit 152* off 137 balls, his first ODI hundred, and added an unbroken 208 with Milind Kumar as USA won by 169 runs in Florida.
DreamCricket - 202624 Mar 2026SigningProfessionalThat day: 1 more from teammate →
Kept by Texas Super Kings on MLC's 2026 retention list
MLC's 2026 domestic retention list, published 24 March 2026, included him among Texas Super Kings' retained domestic players.
CricTracker - 21 Jun 2026AppearanceProfessional
MLC 2026 season: 1 match, out for 0 as wicketkeeper
Played one game, keeping wicket against MI New York in Dallas and out for 0 off 3. Not in the XI in the other nine. Texas Super Kings finished sixth of six in the 2026 group stage (3 wins, 7 losses, 6 points) and missed the playoffs.
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