(2002-12-18) 18 December 2002 (age 21) Kandy, Sri Lanka
Nickname
Podi Mali, Baby Malinga
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm fast
Role
Bowler
International information
National side
Sri Lanka (2022-present)
ODI debut (cap 209)
2 June 2023 v Afghanistan
Last ODI
10 October 2023 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 96)
27 August 2022 v Afghanistan
Last T20I
6 March 2024 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
Years
Team
2022 - present
Chennai Super Kings
2022 - present
Nondescripts
2023
Colombo Strikers
2024
Desert Vipers
Career statistics
Competition
ODI
T20I
LA
Matches
12
4
15
Runs scored
11
10
741
Batting average
2.20
10.00
44.50
100s/50s
0/0
0/0
0/0
Top score
5
5*
8*
Balls bowled
508
72
174
Wickets
17
8
18
Bowling average
36.23
13.00
95.50
5 wickets in innings
0
0
0
10 wickets in match
0
0
0
Best bowling
4/32
4/24
9/1
Catches/stumpings
2/–
1/–
0/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 February 2024
Medal record
Representing Sri Lanka
Men's Cricket
Asia Cup
Winner
2022 UAE
Runner-up
2023 Sri Lanka-Pakistan
ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier
Winner
2023 Zimbabwe
Matheesha Pathirana (Sinhala: මතීෂ පතිරණ; Tamil: மதிஷ பத்திரன; born 18 December 2002) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who currently plays limited overs cricket for the national team.[1] He has been referred to as Baby Malinga, as he has modelled his bowling action after Lasith Malinga in sling action.[2][3]
Prior to his Twenty20 debut, he was part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4] In January 2022, he was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.[5] He was a key member of the Chennai Super Kings team which won the IPL trophy in 2023. He picked 19 wickets in the 2023 edition of the IPL. He became the youngest foreign player to win an IPL trophy.
^"Matheesha Pathirana". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
^"WATCH:'Baby Malinga' Matheesha Pathirana breaks camera lens with explosive bouncer during CSK net session". TimesNow. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
^"'Big shoes to fill': Next Malinga lights up IPL - and teenage star could take on Aussies next month". Fox Sports. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
^"Sri Lanka squad for the ICC U19 World Cup 2020 announced". The Papare. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
^"Sri Lanka U19 Team to the World Cup". Cricket Sri Lanka. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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