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- Pathirana became skipper MS Dhoni's go-to bowler in IPL 2023, finishing with 19 wickets at an average of under 20 and an economy of 8.01 in 12 outings.
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In the IPL 2023 season, Matheesha Pathirana showcased his bowling talent with some noteworthy statistics. Here are his top three stats from the tournament: Total Wickets : Pathirana achieved a total of 19 wickets , placing him 6th in the overall wicket-taking leaderboard for the season.
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- Pathirana Should Stay Away from Red-Ball Cricket: Dhoni
Pathirana is a burgeoning talent in Sri Lankan cricket. He replaced New Zealand pacer Adam Milne in the Chennai Super Kings squad midway through the IPL 2022 season. While he played just two games last season and returned with as many wickets, his best has come out this year. His toe-crushing yorkers make him an asset in the slog overs.
In CSK's recent outing against Delhi Capitals, Pathirana claimed 3/37 in four overs as MS Dhoni's men triumphed by 27 runs. As per ESPNcricinfo, Pathirana's tally of 12 wickets in death overs (16-20) is the most for a bowler this season. His economy rate (7.86) in this phase is only second to that of Yuzvendra Chahal(6.11) among bowlers with at lea...
CSK skipper Dhoni has been vice with the handling of Pathirana this season. 116 of the 188 balls that the pacer has delivered this season have come in death overs. Meanwhile, his current tally of 13 wickets in eight games (ER: 7.81) is only third to Tushar Deshpande (19) and Ravindra Jadeja(16) among CSK bowlers this season.
Pathirana, who represented Sri Lanka in the 2020 and 2022 Under-19 World Cups, is enjoying his early days in T20 cricket. He has raced to 20 wickets in 18 games at an economy of 7.68. The 20-year-old made his T20I debut in last year's Asia Cup clash against Afghanistan, claiming 0/16 in one over. This remains his solitary international outing to da...
Meanwhile, Dhoni reckons Pathirana "should not even get close to red-ball cricket" and even in white-ball cricket, play the 50-over format play as less as possible. The pacer's slinging action is the major reason behind his thoughts. Dhoni, however, feels Pathirana could be an asset for Sri Lanka in ICC tournaments and should be managed carefully b...
Chennai Super Kings’ pace attack of Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande and Deepak Chahar combined to perform a starring role at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday as they helped their team...
May 16, 2023 · In IPL 2023, Pathirana has taken 12 wickets at the death at an economy rate of 8.33 at the time of writing. His most memorable performances at the death this year have come against RCB and MI. Bangalore looked like they would pull off a heist at the Chinnaswamy, chasing 227 against CSK.
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May 6, 2023 · Watch: Chennai Super Kings’ Matheesha Pathirana was at his stunning best in the IPL 2023 clash against Mumbai Indians today (May 6), finishing with figures of 3-15, including a wicket of Nehal Wadhera with a pinpoint yorker that went on to rattle the base of his middle stump.
May 6, 2023 · Pathirana, a new-gen version of Lasith Malinga, has emerged as one of the aces in Dhoni's pack in the IPL, and picked up three wickets for just 15 runs against Mumbai Indians at Chepauk on...
May 10, 2023 · IPL 2023: Chennai Super Kings' star bowler Matheesha Pathirana has picked up 10 wickets in 7 matches, impressive everyone with his incredible death-bowling ability with a sling action similar to Sri Lankan great Lasith Malinga.
