Maheesh Theekshana, a Sri Lankan cricketer, was elevated to the rank of Sergeant after winning the 2022 Asia Cup in Dubai. The 20-year-old off-break bowler has played for various teams and has a strike rate of 86.4 with an average of 0.86 in T20 matches. He is also a member of the Sri Lanka Army and has been compared to Malinga for his bowling action.
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s | 200s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 2 | 3 | 59 | 149 | 38 | 19.67 | 39.6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 50 | 28 | 312 | 567 | 38 | 18.35 | 55.03 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 60 | 26 | 66 | 103 | 14 | 3.88 | 64.08 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IPL | 27 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7.0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | B | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 2 | 4 | 365 | 188 | 5 | 37.6 | 3.09 | 73.0 | 2/28 | 3/76 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 50 | 49 | 2442 | 1888 | 72 | 26.22 | 4.64 | 33.92 | 4/25 | 4/25 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 60 | 60 | 1344 | 1541 | 58 | 26.57 | 6.88 | 23.17 | 3/17 | 3/17 | 0 | 0 |
| IPL | 27 | 27 | 624 | 797 | 25 | 31.88 | 7.66 | 24.96 | 4/33 | 4/33 | 0 | 0 |
| Format | TEST | ODI | T20 | IPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 2 | 50 | 60 | 27 |
| Innings | 3 | 28 | 26 | 2 |
| Runs | 59 | 312 | 66 | 7 |
| BF | 149 | 567 | 103 | 7 |
| HS | 38 | 38 | 14 | 7 |
| AVG | 19.67 | 18.35 | 3.88 | 7.0 |
| SR | 39.6 | 55.03 | 64.08 | 100.0 |
| Not Out | 0 | 11 | 9 | 1 |
| 4s | 6 | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 6s | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 50s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 200s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Format | TEST | ODI | T20 | IPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 2 | 50 | 60 | 27 |
| Innings | 4 | 49 | 60 | 27 |
| B | 365 | 2442 | 1344 | 624 |
| Runs | 188 | 1888 | 1541 | 797 |
| Wkts | 5 | 72 | 58 | 25 |
| AVG | 37.6 | 26.22 | 26.57 | 31.88 |
| Econ | 3.09 | 4.64 | 6.88 | 7.66 |
| SR | 73.0 | 33.92 | 23.17 | 24.96 |
| Bbi | 2/28 | 4/25 | 3/17 | 4/33 |
| Bbm | 3/76 | 4/25 | 3/17 | 4/33 |
| 5w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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COLOMBO (News 1st); Private Maheesh Theekshana who was part of Sri Lanka Cricket Team that won the 2022 Asia Cup in Dubai was elevated to the rank of Sergeant by Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army
