Gudakesh Motie (born 29 March 1995) is a Guyanese cricketer who plays for

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in West Indian domestic cricket. He is a

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bowler. He made his international debut for the

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in December 2021.

Career

Motie played for the West Indies under-19s at the 2014 Under-19 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. He made his first-class debut for Guyana in November 2015, playing against the

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in the

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. In just his second game, against the

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, Motie took 6/20 and 5/85 (match figures of 11/105), and was named man of the match. He also took 6/79 in the following match against

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, and added a fourth five-wicket haul for the season two games later, taking 6/33 against

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. In October 2019, he was named in Guyana's squad for the

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tournament. He was the leading wicket taker in the super50 series of 2021, with a total of 16 wickets. He made his

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debut on 2 September 2021, for the

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in the

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. In November 2021, Motie was named in the West Indies'

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(ODI) and

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(T20I) squads for their series against Pakistan. He made his T20I debut on 16 December 2021, for the West Indies against

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. In December 2021, he was named in the West Indies' ODI squad for their series against Ireland. In May 2022, in the third round of the

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, Motie scored his maiden century in first-class cricket, with 110 runs against

. The following month, he was named in the West Indies'

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squad for their series against Bangladesh. He made his Test debut on 16 June 2022, for the West Indies against

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. Later the same month, Motie was named in the West Indies' ODI squad, also for their series against Bangladesh. He made his ODI debut on 10 July 2022, for the West Indies against

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Motie, Gudakesh 1995 births Living people West Indies Test cricketers West Indies One Day International cricketers West Indies Twenty20 International cricketers Guyana cricketers Guyanese cricketers Sportspeople from Georgetown, Guyana