Gudakesh Motie

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Gudakesh Motie
Personal information
Full nameGudakesh Motie[a]
Born (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 26)
Georgetown, Guyana
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
International information
National side
Only T20I (cap 90)16 December 2021 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–presentGuyana
Career statistics
Competition FC List A T20
Matches 29 18 6
Runs scored 422 71 15
Batting average 17.58 17.75 7.50
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 72* 28 10
Balls bowled 4,947 912 114
Wickets 100 27 8
Bowling average 20.54 23.66 15.50
5 wickets in innings 4 0 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 0
Best bowling 6/20 4/45 3/25
Catches/stumpings 22/0 3/0 4/0
Source: Cricinfo, 27 November 2021

Gudakesh Motie[a] (born 29 March 1995) is a Guyanese cricketer who plays for Guyana in West Indian domestic cricket. He is a left-arm orthodox bowler. He made his international debut for the West Indies cricket team in December 2021.

Career[]

Motie played for the West Indies under-19s at the 2014 Under-19 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[2] He made his first-class debut for Guyana in November 2015, playing against the Windward Islands in the 2015–16 Regional Four Day Competition.[3] In just his second game, against the Leeward Islands, Motie took 6/20 and 5/85 (match figures of 11/105), and was named man of the match.[4] He also took 6/79 in the following match against Barbados,[5] and added a fourth five-wicket haul for the season two games later, taking 6/33 against Jamaica.[6]

In October 2019, he was named in Guyana's squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[7] He was the leading wicket taker in the super50 series of 2021, with a total of 16 wickets. He made his Twenty20 debut on 2 September 2021, for the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the 2021 Caribbean Premier League.[8]

In November 2021, Motie was named in the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against Pakistan.[9] He made his T20I debut on 16 December 2021, for the West Indies against Pakistan.[10]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Motie's surname is given in some sources as "Moti-Kanhai". Motie himself has stated that this is mistaken, and is the result of his name being incorrectly recorded on a previous passport.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ (19 November 2015). "'Little' Motie growing in height & stature" – Kaieteur News. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  2. ^ Under-19 ODI matches played by Gudakesh Motie – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  3. ^ First-class matches played by Gudakesh Motie – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  4. ^ (16 November 2015). "Motie's 11 drubs Leeward Islands" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  5. ^ WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament, Guyana v Barbados at Providence, Nov 20-23, 2015 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  6. ^ WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament, Jamaica v Guyana at Kingston, Dec 11-14, 2015 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Uncapped Smith, Savory in Jaguars squad". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  8. ^ "13th Match, Basseterre, Sep 2 2021, Caribbean Premier League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  9. ^ "CWI Selection Panel announces squads for six-match white ball tour of Pakistan". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  10. ^ "3rd T20I (N), Karachi, Dec 16 2021, West Indies tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

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