Matheesha Pathirana is a Sri Lankan cricketer who was born in Kandy, Sri Lanka on December 18, 2002. He is a right-hand bat and a right-arm fast bowler. He made his international debut in 2023 and has played for various teams, including Sri Lanka U19, Chennai Super Kings, and Kandy Warriors. He has been referred to as “Baby Malinga” due to his bowling action being modeled after Lasith Malinga. Maheesh Theekshana, another Sri Lankan cricketer, played 9 IPL matches and scored 7 runs in 2 innings.
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s | 200s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 12 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 5 | 2.2 | 31.43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 6 | 3.4 | 53.13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IPL | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | B | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -/- | -/- | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 12 | 12 | 508 | 616 | 17 | 36.24 | 7.28 | 29.88 | 4/32 | 4/32 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 19 | 18 | 344 | 488 | 30 | 16.27 | 8.51 | 11.47 | 4/24 | 4/24 | 0 | 0 |
| IPL | 20 | 20 | 451 | 592 | 34 | 17.41 | 7.88 | 13.26 | 4/28 | 4/28 | 0 | 0 |
| Format | TEST | ODI | T20 | IPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 0 | 12 | 19 | 20 |
| Innings | 0 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Runs | 0 | 11 | 17 | - |
| BF | 0 | 35 | 32 | - |
| HS | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| AVG | 0 | 2.2 | 3.4 | - |
| SR | 0 | 31.43 | 53.13 | - |
| Not Out | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| 4s | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 6s | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 50s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 200s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Format | TEST | ODI | T20 | IPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 0 | 12 | 19 | 20 |
| Innings | 0 | 12 | 18 | 20 |
| B | 0 | 508 | 344 | 451 |
| Runs | 0 | 616 | 488 | 592 |
| Wkts | 0 | 17 | 30 | 34 |
| AVG | 0.0 | 36.24 | 16.27 | 17.41 |
| Econ | 0 | 7.28 | 8.51 | 7.88 |
| SR | 0.0 | 29.88 | 11.47 | 13.26 |
| Bbi | -/- | 4/32 | 4/24 | 4/28 |
| Bbm | -/- | 4/32 | 4/24 | 4/28 |
| 5w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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That player is Matheesha Pathirana, who clocked 175kmph on the speedometer in a match against the U-19 cricket team of India.
Matheesha Pathirana is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He has been referred to as Baby Malinga, as he has modelled his bowling action after Lasith Malinga.
Kohli, 34, confirmed on Twitter that he is vegetarian and has never claimed to be a vegan after his diet became a topic of discussion on social media.
Maheesh Theekshana played 9 IPL matches and scored 7 runs in 2 Innings. Maheesh Theekshana’s Highest Score in IPL is 7.
