Guyanese and West Indies left-arm spinner, Gudakesh Motie, is under consideration for the International Cricket Council,Player-of-the-Month award for May.
ICC, the sport’s world organising body, says the 29-year-old spinner is under consideration for the award after his Player-of-the-Series exploits in a series sweep in three Twenty20 Internationals against South Africa played exclusively in Jamaica.
The other contenders for men’s award are Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Ireland wicketkeeper-batsman Lorcan Tucker.
Motie in the home series against South Africa in May, took eight wickets in three matches at an average of 8.50 apiece.
He took three for 25 in the opening contest to restrict the visitors’ chase, and he backed up that performance with another impressive spell of three for 22 to stifle the batting in the second fixture.
Another two wickets in the final match turned the tide in favour of the hosts and enabled Motie to take the Player-of-the-Series accolade.
The winners will be announced this coming Monday on the ICC’s digital channels.