Matheesha Pathirana

Pathirana: Sri Lanka's death 'sensation' for T20 World Cup

"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 sets Sri Lanka T20 tournament auction record

Pathirana was grabbed by Colombo Strikers for a record $120,000.

T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka wait on star quick Pathirana

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.

In cricket, Dhoni is like my father: Pathirana

“After my father, in my cricket life, he [Dhoni] plays my father’s role,” said Pathirana.

Fizz ordinary at death as Chennai fail to defend 211 against Lucknow 

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.

Fizz, Pathirana help CSK evade 10-wicket loss against Lucknow 

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.

Pathirana steals the show on Mustafizur's expensive night

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.

Pathirana in as Fizz returns to Mumbai

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.

Fizz makes the eleven, Pathirana amongst subs in GT encounter

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.  

May 28, 2024
May 28, 2024

Pathirana: Sri Lanka's death 'sensation' for T20 World Cup

"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.

May 21, 2024
May 21, 2024

Pathirana sets Sri Lanka T20 tournament auction record

Pathirana was grabbed by Colombo Strikers for a record $120,000.

May 14, 2024
May 14, 2024

T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka wait on star quick Pathirana

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.

May 4, 2024
May 4, 2024

In cricket, Dhoni is like my father: Pathirana

“After my father, in my cricket life, he [Dhoni] plays my father’s role,” said Pathirana.

April 24, 2024
April 24, 2024

Fizz ordinary at death as Chennai fail to defend 211 against Lucknow 

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.

April 20, 2024
April 20, 2024

Fizz, Pathirana help CSK evade 10-wicket loss against Lucknow 

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.

April 15, 2024
April 15, 2024

Pathirana steals the show on Mustafizur's expensive night

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.

April 14, 2024
April 14, 2024

Pathirana in as Fizz returns to Mumbai

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.

March 26, 2024
March 26, 2024

Fizz makes the eleven, Pathirana amongst subs in GT encounter

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.  

March 26, 2024
March 26, 2024

Will Mustafizur lose his place to Pathirana?

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