Full Name

Gudakesh Motie

Born

March 29, 1995, Georgetown, Guyana

Age

30y 130d

Also Known As

Motie-Kanhai

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Slow Left arm Orthodox

Playing Role

Bowler

Gudakesh Motie player profile

One of many Guyanese cricketers of Indian heritage, Gudakesh Motie is a tall left-arm spinner who, despite a short international career so far, has become West Indies' primary spinner across formats. Outside his home country of Guyana, Motie's name first came up during the 2014 Under-19 World Cup. He didn't set the stage alight, returning six wickets in six bowling innings at 34.83, but has built steadily since, as his numbers across formats show. First came a T20I debut, against Pakistan in Karachi in late 2021, and the Test and ODI debuts followed, at home against Bangladesh in mid-2022.

It started for him in Berbice, at a time when he was noticeably small, but not long after the Under-19 World Cup, by which time he had shot up to his current six-foot frame, Motie got himself a ten-for (11 for 105) in only his second first-class match, playing for Guyana against Leeward Islands. He has topped it since, in a Test match in fact. The 13 for 99 he returned against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo in February 2023 remains his career-best in first-class cricket, and is also the best by a West Indies spinner in Test cricket overall, topping a record that stood for over 70 years - Sonny Ramadhin's 11 for 152 against England in 1950.

Gudakesh Motie Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests11191740946357/3713/9927.023.2649.7121
ODIs282713511050344/234/2330.884.6639.7200
T20Is3937738977363/223/2227.137.9420.5000
FC5595929141041887/3713/9921.822.6549.41072
List A616030482190895/175/1724.604.3134.2510
T20s9692185123461004/294/2923.467.6018.5100

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests111752655522.0841863.390134150
ODIs281762966326.90280105.71023013130
T20Is392071633312.53126129.36001111100
FC557322119711023.47202459.141413724400
List A6137135246321.8358290.03025117230
T20s96441736333*13.44301120.59002024290

Gudakesh Motie T20 Stats

Bowling

TournamentTeamsMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
ILT20ADKR216180 - --18.00-000
CPLGAW414081998346 4/29 4/2921.367.2017.8100

Batting & Fielding

TournamentTeamsMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
ILT20ADKR2-----------10
CPLGAW4118911326*12.5511796.580047160
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Photos of Gudakesh Motie

Gudakesh Motie was among the fielders who lifted West Indies' fielding
Gudakesh Motie celebrates a wicket
Gudakesh Motie bagged 3 for 9
Gudakesh Motie made the breakthrough with the wicket of Jamie Smith
Gudakesh Motie picked up the scoring at the end of West Indies' innings
Gudakesh Motie and Jomel Warrican put on a useful lower-order partnership