"Sri Lanka are banking on Matheesha Pathirana to turn around their fortunes in the upcoming T20 World Cup," cricket writer Rex Clementine wrote in The Island newspaper.
Pathirana was grabbed by Colombo Strikers for a record $120,000.
Pathirana hurt his hamstring during a stint with the Chennai Super Kings in the ongoing Indian Premier League and was sent home to Sri Lanka to recover ahead of the start of the T20 World Cup on June 1.
“After my father, in my cricket life, he [Dhoni] plays my father’s role,” said Pathirana.
Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman failed to defend 17 runs in the final over in an ordinary outing against Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League as the five-time winner succumbed to a six-wicket defeat at the Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday.
Mustafizur Rahman and Matheesha Pathirana picked up a wicket each to help Chennai Super Kings evade a 10-wicket loss against Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League in Lucknow on Friday.
Sri Lanka's Matheesha Pathirana took four wickets while Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman took one for 55 as Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by 20 runs in a heavyweight IPL clash at the Wankhede on Sunday.
Chennai Super Kings' Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman returned to the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai against his former franchise Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) today.
Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman and Sri Lanka pacer Matheesha Pathirana both made the eleven as defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) take on Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League today.
"Sri Lanka are banking on Matheesha Pathirana to turn around their fortunes in the upcoming T20 World Cup," cricket writer Rex Clementine wrote in The Island newspaper.
Pathirana was grabbed by Colombo Strikers for a record $120,000.
Pathirana hurt his hamstring during a stint with the Chennai Super Kings in the ongoing Indian Premier League and was sent home to Sri Lanka to recover ahead of the start of the T20 World Cup on June 1.
“After my father, in my cricket life, he [Dhoni] plays my father’s role,” said Pathirana.
Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman failed to defend 17 runs in the final over in an ordinary outing against Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League as the five-time winner succumbed to a six-wicket defeat at the Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday.
Mustafizur Rahman and Matheesha Pathirana picked up a wicket each to help Chennai Super Kings evade a 10-wicket loss against Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League in Lucknow on Friday.
Sri Lanka's Matheesha Pathirana took four wickets while Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman took one for 55 as Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by 20 runs in a heavyweight IPL clash at the Wankhede on Sunday.
Chennai Super Kings' Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman returned to the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai against his former franchise Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) today.
Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman and Sri Lanka pacer Matheesha Pathirana both made the eleven as defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) take on Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League today.
Despite his sparkling performance against RCB on debut, Mustafizur’s place in the eleven is anything but certain for CSK's match against Gujarat Titans today
