Wilkin Arvind Mota (born 20 September 1981) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Tripura and formerly Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League for the 2008 & 2009 campaigns. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler.

Wilkin Mota
Personal information
Full name
Wilkin Arvind Mota
Born (1981-09-20) 20 September 1981 (age 42)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm Medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004–2009Mumbai
2008–2009Kings XI Punjab (IPL)
2009–Tripura
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 15 16 20
Runs scored 471 175 228
Batting average 23.55 17.50 16.28
100s/50s 0/2 0/0 0/1
Top score 74 34 50
Balls bowled 2,275 612 225
Wickets 41 18 11
Bowling average 24.58 29.55 25.90
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/26 4/52 3/29
Catches/stumpings 7/– 2/– 5/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 October 2010

Wilkin started his career in the Mumbai side where he was a squad player. His Mumbai highlight was in the Ranji Trophy Semi-Final in 2007, where he made a battling 33 coming in when Mumbai were 0–5, and then taking 6 wickets in the match to gain an unexpected win.

Career best performances edit

Updated 22 October 2010

Batting Bowling
Score Fixture Venue Season Figures Fixture Venue Season
FC 74 Mumbai v Punjab Mohali 2006 6/26 Tripura v Rajasthan Agartala 2009
LA 100 Tripura v Bengal Cuttack (Rav) 2010 4/25 Tripura v Orissa Cuttack (Rav) 2010
T20 50 Tripura v Assam Jamadoba 2009 4/29 Tripura v Orissa Cuttack (Sun) 2010

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