T20 World Cup 2026: Gudakesh Moti gave his best bowling performance, took 4 wickets

Updated: 23-02-2026, 06.33 PM

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In the T-20 World Cup 2026, West Indies cricket team defeated Zimbabwe cricket team by 107 runs. While chasing the target of 255 runs to win in the match held at Wankhede Stadium, Zimbabwe team was reduced to 147 runs. Gudakesh Moti was the most successful bowler for West Indies. He made an important contribution in defeating the opposition team by taking 4 wickets. Let’s take a look at his bowling.

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Moti’s bowling was excellent

Moti opened his account of wickets by bowling Dion Myers. The left-arm spinner dismissed Sikandar Raza and Tashinga Musekiwa in two consecutive balls in his third over. After this, he showed the way to the pavilion to Tony Munyonga during his fourth over. He took these 4 wickets while giving 28 runs in his quota of 4 overs. Apart from him, Akil Hussain also took 3 wickets.

Moti gave his best bowling performance in T-20 International

Moti recorded his best bowling performance in T20 International. So far, he has taken a total of 49 wickets in 49 matches with an average of 25.00 and an economy rate of 7.85. In the T20 World Cup, this left-arm spinner has taken 18 wickets in 12 matches with an average of 15.55 and economy rate of 7.17. He has also participated in the 2024 edition.

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West Indies registered a big win

Batting first, West Indies lost the wickets of both its openers for 54 runs. After this, Shimron Hetmyer (85) and Rovman Powell (59) scored half-centuries. In the end, Sherfane Rutherford scored 31 runs in 13 balls, taking the team’s score to 254/4. In reply, Zimbabwe lost 4 wickets for 52 runs. Brad Evans (43) played a good innings in the lower order and the entire team was reduced to 147 runs.