Search results
5 hours ago · When finding one slinger in a team is rare enough, Sri Lanka now enjoy the luxury of playing two slingers in Matheesha Pathirana and Nuwan Thushara in the same team. With two bowlers bowling with the same action, a tendency among fans and some experts to see them as like-for-like can be seen.
1 day ago · Even though both Thushara and Pathirana bowl with similar actions, Thushara’s strength lies with the new ball, whereas Pathirana’s strength is during the middle overs and at the death. Thushara can be deployed at the death when there are no better options and he can become better at the death by attempting more yorkers. Pathirana, on the other hand, has made huge strides across seasons, improving on his pace, swing and the variation of lengths. He also seems to be working on using his ...
5 days ago · Meanwhile, Matheesha Pathirana sustained a Grade 1 hamstring injury on his left leg in the second match and will not be available. Bangladesh, who have never beaten Sri Lanka in a T20 series, bounced back with an eight-wicket win in the penultimate over of Wednesday’s match.
4 days ago · ILT20: Eight (08) Sri Lankan players retained, Matheesha Pathirana left out. Saturday, 22 June 2024 - 9:36
4 days ago · The deadline for squads to be submitted for the tournament was May 25, with each team submitting a 15-player group (except Nepal, who submitted a list of 14 players so as to keep the possibility of adding Sandeep Lamichhane to the squad later in the tournament open), and several elected to select travelling reserves.
5 days ago · Desert Vipers have retained 12 players including Amir, Wanindu Hasaranga, Alex Hales, and Azam Khan while releasing some big names such as Shaheen Shah Afridi and Matheesha Pathirana. Dubai Capitals have retained 11 players while Gulf Giants and Sharjah Warriors have retained 13 and 8 players respectively.
3 days ago · After an early exit, the players from the island nation returned home and left the Bandaranaike International Airport amidst tight security on Wednesday. Special security forces had been deployed inside and outside at the Bandaranaike International Airport as Hasaranga's side arrived via EK -650 Emirates flights from Dubai on Wednesday morning.
