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Matheesha Pathirana (Sinhala: මතීෂ පතිරණ; Tamil: மதிஷ பத்திரன; born 18 December 2002) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who currently plays limited overs cricket for the national team. He has been referred to as Baby Malinga, as he has modelled his bowling action after Lasith Malinga in sling action.
Dec 18, 2002 · A bowler with a slingy action, Matheesha Pathirana made his international debut for Sri Lanka in August 2022 during the Asia Cup against Afghanistan.
May 21, 2024 · Matheesha Pathirana became the most expensive player ever to be sold at the Lanka Premier League (LPL) auction on Tuesday. The young Sri Lankan fast bowler was bagged by Colombo Strikers for a record USD 120,000. The 21-year-old — who has an unorthodox slinging delivery style — broke the USD ...
May 21, 2023 · 21-May-2023. Matheesha Pathirana has 15 wickets in 10 games for CSK this season • Associated Press. Lasith Malinga, now a bowling consultant with Rajasthan Royals, has been watching Chennai...
Young fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana has rattled the world’s top batsmen with his toe-crushing yorkers in the Indian Premier League and looks set to boost Sri Lanka’s chances in the T20 World ...
Apr 21, 2022 · Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have signed Matheesha Pathirana as a replacement for New Zealand pacer Adam Milne for the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Milne suffered a hamstring injury in CSK’s first match against Kolkata Knight Riders and has been ruled out for the rest of the tournament.
