Matheesha pathirana

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20-year-old pace sensation Matheesha Pathriana has been included in Sri Lanka’s 15-man squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe. This comes less than a month after the speedster, popularly known as ‘Baby Malinga’ helped the Chennai Super Kings to win their fifth Indian Premier League title. His tally of 19 wickets for CSK fetched him a place in the Sri Lankan national team for their ODI series against Afghanistan. When will the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament begin? The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament is slated to begin on June 18 in Zimbabwe, months before the 2023 Cricket World Cup begins in India. A total of 10 teams, including the Dasun Shanaka-led Lankan side are competing for the final two spots in the marquee quadrennial tournament. India, England, New Zealand, Pakistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and South Africa have already qualified for the Check Sri Lanka’s full squad for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier Sri Lanka squad: Dasun Shanaka (c), Kusal Mendis (vc & wk), Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Dushan Hemantha

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) had posted just 133 on the board against the Gujarat Titans in a dry and humid afternoon at the Wankhede Stadium in the previous edition of the IPL (Indian Premier League). In response, Shubman Gill and Wridhhiman Saha had got off to a flyer and were cruising at 58 for no loss at the end of seven overs. Mahendra Singh Dhoni had to think out of the box and he turned to a certain lanky medium pacer, named Matheesa Pathirana. He ended up taking two wickets to make things interesting though he could not prevent Titans winning the game. Almost a year later, Dhoni once again turned to Pathirana at a crucial juncture in CSK's game against RCB. And the Sri Lankan did not disappoint. RCB needed 35 off the last 3 overs when Pathirana was given the ball. He ended up giving away just 4 runs and took the wicket of Shahbaz Ahmed. He then had 20 to defend in the final over against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Monday evening and he produced the goods to steer CSK to a memorable eight-run victory at the Chinnaswamy. But who is this hidden gem from the island country whose sling arm action closely resembles that of the legendary Lasith Malinga? TSN takes a look. (BCCI/Sportzpics) Who is Matheesa Pathirana? Pathirana was born on December 18, 2002, in Kandy, Sri Lanka. He was yet to play first-class cricket when he made his IPL debut in 2022 against GT but was part of Sri Lanka's squad for the ICC U19 World Cup in 2020. In 2021, he started playing in the ...

Veteran all-rounder Angelo Mathews has been left out while young pacer Matheesha Pathirana has been included in Sri Lanka's 15-man squad for their Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier, set to be held in Zimbabwe from June 18-July 9, said Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Friday. Mathews, the former skipper, scored 12 runs from 21 balls as Sri Lanka lost to Afghanistan by six wickets in the first of the recently-concluded three-match series at Hambantota. He was subsequently dropped from the next two matches, which were won by the hosts. IPL star included in Sri Lanka squad for ICC Men's Pathirana took 19 wickets in the recent season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), helping Chennai Super Kings to win their fifth title. The 20-year-old, whose slingy action resembles pace bowling great Lasith Malinga, made his ODI debut earlier this month against Afghanistan. Apart from him, 29-year-old Dushan Hemantha, who also entered the ODI arena against Afghanistan, has been included in the squad for the qualifiers. Sri Lanka, the 1996 World Cup winners, are in Group B alongside the UAE, Oman, Ireland and Scotland. They will play their first match of the tournament against the UAE on June 19. From the 10-team qualifying competition, the finalists will clinch the remaining two spots for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, to be played in India in October-November. The top three from each group will progress to the Super Six stage where each team will play three matches against the sides they d...

Overall, Pathirana picked up 19 wickets in just 12 matches at an average of 19.53 after sending down as many as 50 overs in IPL 2023. Interestingly, he was introduced into the attack after 10th over in almost every match and bowled around three overs in the last five overs. Now that he has been picked in the Sri Lanka ODI side, the 20-year-old will be keen on continuing in the same vein making sure he delivers for his country. However, Sri Lanka Cricket will have to be more careful in terms of keeping Pathirana fit for a long time. CSK skipper Playing XIs for SL vs AFG 1st ODI: Sri Lanka Playing XI: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Afghanistan playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik

Sri Lanka have announced their 15-member squad for the CWC Qualifier, the qualifying tournament for the 2023 ODI World Cup. The qualifiers will be played in Zimbabwe with warm-up games starting on June 13, while the main tournament starts on June 18. Sri Lanka will be competing with nine other teams in the qualifiers in an attempt to finish in the top two and qualify for the ODI World Cup later this year. Another veteran, Dimuth Karunaratne, who had been recalled for the Afghanistan series after more than two years, has managed to keep his place in the qualifiers squad after scoring two half-centuries in the last two ODIs. As far as the bowling department is concerned, it bears a more or less familiar look with three experienced seamers in Lahiru Kumara, Wanindu Hasarana and Maheesh Theekshana will lead the spin department, with Dusan Hemantha, the leg spinner who made his debut in the recently concluded Afghanistan series, to provide backup. Sri Lanka Squad Batters Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (vc) (wk), Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Charith Asalanka All-rounders Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Chamika Karunaratne, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushan Hemantha Spinners Maheesh Theekshana Seamers Lahiru Kumara, Kasun Rajitha, Dushmantha Chameera, Matheesha Pathirana 📢 Sri Lanka announces 15-member squad for the ICC World Cup Qualifiers! 🏏🇱🇰 — Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) Topics • • • • • • • • Like & Share If you enjoyed this story, please share wit...