Father: Kanhai Motie, Mother: Tarmattie Harrilall
Gudakesh Motie is a tall left-arm spinner who has become West Indies’ primary spin option across all formats, despite a relatively short international career. The 31-year-old from Georgetown, Guyana, first gained attention during the 2014 Under-19 World Cup but truly announced himself in first-class cricket with a ten-wicket haul in only his second match for Guyana against Leeward Islands. He has since topped that performance with a remarkable 13 for 99 against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo in February 2023, which remains the best match figures by a West Indies spinner in Test cricket, surpassing Sonny Ramadhin’s 71-year-old record of 11 for 152. Motie made his T20I debut against Pakistan in late 2021, followed by his Test and ODI debuts against Bangladesh in mid-2022. His tall six-foot frame allows him to extract bounce and turn from any surface, making him a handful for batters across the globe. A product of Guyana’s rich cricketing heritage of Indian descent, Motie has also featured in various franchise leagues, including for Guyana Amazon Warriors, Paarl Royals, and Lahore Qalandars.
| Batting & Fielding | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct |
| Tests | 11 | 17 | 5 | 265 | 55 | 22.08 | 418 | 63.39 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 5 |
| ODIs | 36 | 23 | 6 | 379 | 63 | 22.29 | 382 | 99.21 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 18 |
| T20Is | 51 | 25 | 11 | 205 | 33 | 14.64 | 153 | 133.98 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| FC | 59 | 80 | 23 | 1368 | 110 | 24.00 | 2271 | 60.23 | 1 | 5 | 158 | 27 | 42 |
| List A | 72 | 44 | 13 | 672 | 65 | 21.67 | 742 | 90.56 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 22 | 29 |
| T20s | 120 | 56 | 25 | 422 | 33* | 13.61 | 350 | 120.57 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 26 | 36 |
| Bowling | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| Tests | 11 | 19 | 1740 | 946 | 35 | 7/37 | 13/99 | 27.02 | 3.26 | 49.7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| ODIs | 36 | 34 | 1693 | 1362 | 42 | 4/23 | 4/23 | 32.42 | 4.82 | 40.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 51 | 49 | 960 | 1267 | 49 | 4/28 | 4/28 | 25.85 | 7.91 | 19.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 59 | 103 | 10034 | 4515 | 215 | 7/37 | 13/99 | 21.00 | 2.69 | 46.6 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| List A | 72 | 68 | 3422 | 2510 | 98 | 5/17 | 5/17 | 25.61 | 4.40 | 34.9 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| T20s | 120 | 116 | 2311 | 2925 | 131 | 5/21 | 5/21 | 22.32 | 7.59 | 17.6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
He is a left-arm orthodox spinner who also bowls left-arm wrist spin, making him a versatile slow-bowling option for West Indies.
He holds the record for the best match figures by a West Indies spinner in Test cricket, with 13 for 99 against Zimbabwe in February 2023, surpassing Sonny Ramadhin's 71-year-old record.
He made his T20I debut for West Indies against Pakistan in late 2021, and his Test and ODI debuts against Bangladesh in mid-2022.
His best Test figures are 13 for 99 in a match, and in first-class cricket he has a ten-wicket haul of 11 for 105 in only his second match for Guyana.
He has represented Guyana Amazon Warriors in the CPL, Paarl Royals in the SA20, Lahore Qalandars in the PSL, and Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in the ILT20.
In only his second first-class match for Guyana against Leeward Islands, he took a ten-wicket haul of 11 for 105.
