In his time with Derbyshire, the club has failed to progress beyond of group stage of any white-ball competition he has played in.
Derbyshire are bottom of the T20 Blast North group with one game to go, but if they beat Birmingham Bears, and Yorkshire lose at Leicestershire, the Falcons could avoid a last-place finish.
In a career that has spanned 24 years, Patel has played almost 450 T20 games around the world, as well as 253 List A matches.
He also made 54 appearances for England in white-ball games, with his last international cap earned a decade ago.
Patel tops the list for most appearances in the T20 Blast, having first featured in the competition in 2003.
In his time with Derbyshire he never played in their County Championship side, with his last appearance in the red-ball game coming in 2020.
