Narsingh Deonarine

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Narsingh Deonarine West Indies (WI)
Batting style	Left-hand bat
Bowling type	Right-arm offbreak
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	4	4
Runs scored	107	91
Batting average	21.39	22.75
100s/50s	-/-	-/-
Top score	40	41
Balls bowled	341	132
Wickets	2	5
Bowling average	75.50	28.39
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	N/A
Best bowling	1/5	2/18
Catches/stumpings	2/-	-/-
As of 25 January 2006 Source: Cricinfo.com

Narsingh Deonarine (born August 16, 1983 in Berbice) is a West Indian cricketer.

Deonarine is a left-handed batsman who bowls a right-arm off break. He came into the squad after contract disputes saw seven players left out of the South African Test of March 2005. Similarities in the fielding techniques and skill at cover point exist between Deonarine and his team-mate Shivnarine Chanderpaul.

Narsingh's claim to fame came on August 13th,2006 at the Stanford 20/20 finals which saw Guyana vs. Trinidad in a classic million dollar match. After Trinidad put up a formidable 176 runs, Guyana answered back with 171 with 2 balls remaining. Narsingh was at striker position with Ramnaresh Sarwan at the bowlers end. Narsingh hit a 6 to win it for Guyana capping one of the most exciting comebacks in the history of 20 over cricket. He was later rewarded with the Play of the Match award for his million dollar 6, and a hefty cheque of $25 000.