Matheesha Pathirana
Matheesha Pathirana (born 18 December 2002) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.
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| Full name | Matheesha Pathirana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 December 2002 Kandy, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 209) | 2 June 2023 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 10 October 2023 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Only T20I (cap 96) | 27 August 2022 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2022–present | Chennai Super Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-present | Nondescripts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Desert Vipers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He has been referred to as Baby Malinga, as he has modelled his bowling action after Lasith Malinga. In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Greys' squad for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League. He made his Twenty20 debut on 22 August 2021, for SLC Greys in the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League. Prior to his Twenty20 debut, he was part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In January 2022, he was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies. He was a key member of the Chennai Super Kings team which won the IPL trophy in 2023. He picked 19 wickets in the 2023 edition of the IPL. He became the youngest foreign player to win an IPL trophy.