Gudakesh Motie attains multiple feats with ODI fifer versus NZ

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Gudakesh Motie attains multiple feats with ODI fifer versus NZ 


New Zealand clinched the ODI series against West Indies, winning the fourth match by a nail-biting one-wicket margin.

The victory took their lead in the five-match series to 3-1 with one game still remaining.

The Kiwis had a hard time chasing a paltry-looking 189 at Barbados's Kensington Oval as Gudakesh Motie dented them with a five-wicket haul.

Here we look at his performance and stats.


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Latham was Motie's first victim 


The Kiwis were dented with early dismissals, having been reduced to 46/3.

Motie opened his account by trapping Tom Latham for 5.

However, Mark Chapman scored a brilliant 80 runs as his 65-run stand with Michael Bracewell put NZ in a commanding position of 142/4.

With 49 runs required and six wickets in hand, NZ's win looked inevitable at this stage.


Motie turns the game on its head 


Motie then trapped Chapman to give WI the much-needed breakthrough.

After a rain-enforced break, the spinner further dismissed Bracewell, Jacob Duffy, and Matthew Fisher in no time whatsoever, reducing the visitors to 180/9.

Despite these setbacks, NZ skipper Mitchell Santner (34*) kept scoring runs regularly to take New Zealand over the line.