Matheesha Pathirana

World Cup 2023: Sri Lanka bring in Angelo Mathews in place of injured quick Matheesha Pathirana

Mathews, who was part of Sri Lanka's campaigns in each of their last three World Cups, had already joined the squad ahead of the Netherlands match in Lucknow on Saturday.

Asia Cup 2023 Stats: Shubman Gill tops batting charts; Matheesha Pathirana ends with most wickets

From top run-getter to highest wicket-taker, here are a few important statistics from the just-concluded Asia Cup 2023 tournament.

Matheesha Pathirana did not copy Lasith Malinga, says Sri Lanka's childhood coach Bilal Fassy

His Malinga-like action has also earned Pathirana sobriquets like Podi (Little) Malinga in Sri Lanka and Baby Malinga among Chennai Super Kings (CSK) fans.

'I learned a lot from Dhoni': Matheesha Pathirana opens up on playing under MSD's leadership at CSK

Chennai Super Kings pacer Pathirana, who currently represents Colombo Strikers in the Lanka Premier League, opened up on playing under MS Dhoni's leadership in the IPL.

Matheesha Pathirana's heroics with CSK in IPL 2023 leads to place in Sri Lanka squad for Afghanistan ODIs

Pathirana was a key player in the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team that won the IPL final in Ahmedabad on Monday for a record-equalling fifth time.

Lasith Malinga, Chaminda Vaas share differing views after MS Dhoni's 'red-ball cricket' remark on Matheesha Pathirana

Lasith Malinga has disagreed with MS Dhoni's view that Sri Lanka pacer Matheesha Pathirana stay away from red-ball cricket.

IPL 2023: CSK had Dwayne Bravo and now they have Matheesha Pathirana, says Irfan Pathan

Irfan Pathan was underlining Chennai Super Kings's need for trusted bowlers during the death overs.

IPL 2023: Matheesha Pathirana 'shouldn't even get close to red ball cricket,' says MS Dhoni

Matheesha Pathirana has been likened to Lasith Malinga for his unconventional bowling style and sheer pace that it produces.

Watch: Matheesha Pathirana picks maiden IPL wicket on first ball by dismissing Shubman Gill

Chennai Super Kings' Matheesha Pathirana bagged his maiden IPL wicket by dismissing Shubman Gill of Gujarat Titans at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.

'Baby Malinga is here': Twitter hails Matheesha Pathirana's dream IPL debut

Matheesha Pathirana had a match to remember on Sunday after he trapped Gujarat Titans' opener Shubman Gill leg before on the first ball of his IPL debut. He finally finished with figures of 2/24.