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Matheesha Pathirana
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 96) | 27 August 2022 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 17 October 2024 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Chennai Super Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Nondescripts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Colombo Strikers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Desert Vipers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Joburg Super Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 in limited over internationals.[1] He has been referred to as "Baby Malinga", as he has modelled his bowling action after Lasith Malinga.[2][3]
Prior to his Twenty20 debut, he was part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4] In January 2022, he was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.[5] 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.
- ^ "Matheesha Pathirana". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "WATCH:'Baby Malinga' Matheesha Pathirana breaks camera lens with explosive bouncer during CSK net session". TimesNow. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "'Big shoes to fill': Next Malinga lights up IPL - and teenage star could take on Aussies next month". Fox Sports. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka squad for the ICC U19 World Cup 2020 announced". The Papare. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Sri Lanka U19 Team to the World Cup". Cricket Sri Lanka. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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