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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.
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Matheesha Pathirana is a Sri Lankan cricketer who primarily plays for the Sri Lankan national cricket team as a bowler. A right-hand batsman and a right-arm fast bowler, Matheesha is a death-over specialist. Lanka Premier League (LPL) T10 League (Abu Dhabi T10) International League T20 (ILT20) Wiki/Biography.
A bowler with a slingy action, Matheesha Pathirana made his international debut for Sri Lanka in August 2022 during the Asia Cup against Afghanistan.
Matheesha Pathirana was roped in by the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2022 as a player replacement for the injured Adam Milne. Born on 18 December 2002 in Kandy, Sri Lanka, the 19-year-old right-arm medium pacer and right-handed batter featured in Sri Lanka's U19 World Cup squads in 2020 and 2022.
Apr 22, 2024 · 22-Apr-2024. MS Dhoni has championed his new Sri Lankan find and reaped the rewards • Vipin Pawar/BCCI. At the cricketing heart of it, Matheesha Pathirana is Chennai Super Kings' sweet revenge....
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...
4 days ago · Matheesha Pathirana was their second leading wicket-taker in IPL 2024 with 13 wickets in 6 matches - one fewer than Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman who took 14 wickets in 9 matches. Notably, CSK are without both Pathirana and Mustafizur Rahman at the business end of the league stage of IPL 2024. While Pathirana's availability for the remainder of the games is uncertain, Mustafizur will take no further part in their campaign as the Bangladesh fast bowler returned home for national duty ahead ...
Quick Info→. Age: 20 Years. Height: 6' 2" Hometown: Kandy, Sri Lanka. Some Lesser Known Facts About Matheesha Pathirana. Matheesha Pathirana is a Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays for Sri Lanka’s national cricket team primarily as a bowler. He is a death-over specialist. He grew up in a middle-class family. Matheesha Pathirana (left) in childhood.
4 days ago · Matheesha Pathirana was their second-highest wicket-taker in the IPL 2024, with 13 wickets in six games, one fewer than Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman, who took 14 wickets in nine games. However, Pathirana had missed CSK’s encounters against Punjab Kings, and captain Ruturaj Gaikwad had claimed after the toss that the Sri Lankan had a hamstring complaint. He was replaced by Richard Gleeson, an England pacer making his IPL debut.
