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Young Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana has joined the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) camp ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League 2021 (IPL 2021) season. Dubbed as the ‘Next Lasith Malinga’ due to his slinging bowling action and raw pace, he is set to become the focus of attention going forward. Notably, Pathirana is the same youngster who delivered a 175 kmph thunderbolt to Indian batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal during the 2020 Under-19 World Cup in South Africa. — Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) Who is Matheesha Pathirana and his fastest ball Who is Matheesha Pathirana? Matheesha Pathirana is an 18-year-old prodigious speedster from Sri Lanka. Born in Kandy, the cricketer was a part of the Sri Lankan squad at the 2020 Under-19 World Cup. He holds a slinging bowling action that is strikingly similar to Sri Lankan legend Lasith Malinga. Matheesha Pathirana fastest ball Matheesha Pathirana made headlines when he delivered the fastest ball of the tournament. Moreover, his 175 kmph thunderbolt to Yashasvi Jaiswal in a game against India Under-19 even surpassed Shoaib Akhtar’s lethal 161.3 kmph delivery from the 2003 World Cup. However, being a wide, the Matheesha Pathirana fastest ball was not considered a legal one. READ | CSK team 2021 updates after Matheesha Pathirana IPL addition On January 20, the CSK franchise retained 18 of their stars from the previous edition of the tournament. The following month, they further enhanced their squad with new additions in the form of Moe...

Bio/Wiki Nickname Little Slings [1] Profession Cricketer (Bowler) Physical Stats & More Height (approx.) in centimeters - 187 cm in meters - 1.87 m in feet & inches - 6’ 2” Eye Colour Black Hair Colour Black Cricket International Debut ODI- Not yet played Test- Not yet played T20- 27 August 2022 against Afghanistan at Dubai (DSC) Jersey Number #99 (Sri Lanka) #81 and #99 (Bangla Tigers) #81 (Dessert Vipers) #81 (Chennai Super Kings) Domestic/State Team(s) • SLC Greys • Nondescripts Cricket Club • Chennai Super Kings (Franchise Cricket) • Kandy Falcons (Franchise Cricket) • Bangla Tigers (Franchise Cricket) • Desert Vipers (Franchise Cricket) Coach/Mentor Chamila Gamage Batting Style Right-hand Bat Bowling Style Right-arm Fast Bowling Personal Life Date of Birth 18 December 2002 (Wednesday) Age (as of 2022) 20 Years Birthplace Kandy, Sri Lanka Zodiac sign Sagittarius Nationality Sri Lankan Hometown Harispathuwa, Sri Lanka School(s) • Ranabima Royal College, Kandy, Sri Lanka • Trinity College, Kandy Religion/Religious Views Pathirana follows Buddhism. [2] "My son is a devoted Buddhist who attended Daham Pasal in his childhood. As a family we observe Sil and participate in most religious programs held in our village temple. I think religion helps to develop a person’s mind. You may be a Buddhist, Christian, Islamic or anything else but if you follow the teachings of the leader of your religion it will help you to face life’s journey." Relationships & More Marital Status Unmar...

Matheesha Pathirana is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was born in Kandy, Sri Lanka on the 18th of December in the year 2002. He is a famous right-arm bowler. He has the right-handed batting style and has the bowling style of right arm fast pace. He made his T20 debut on the 22nd of August in the year 2020 world in the Sri Lanka invitational cricket league. He also was signed by Chennai Super Kings as a replacement for Adam Milne because of his injury. On the very first ball of the match, he took the wicket of Gujarat Titans and that’s how he got the name Baby Malinga. Biography/ Wiki In his first match against India in Under-19, he started bowling at the speed of 175 km/hr that surpassing Sohaib Akhtar’s lethal 161.3km/hr from the 2003 World Cup. He made his T20I debut in the year 2022 against Afghanistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. He made his debut in the Indian Premier League on the 15th of May in the year 2022, against Gujarat Titans at Wankhede Stadium while playing for the team Chennai Super Kings. No Family He was born in Kandy, Sri Lanka. He likes to keep his family and his personal information secret and away from the media. His family is very supportive. He is an unmarried man. It is known that his father is a government employee and he has 2 sisters. Matheesha Pathirana Bio Real Name Matheesha Pathirana Nick Name Matheesha Date of Birth 18th December 2002 Age (in years) 20 Years Birth Place Kandy, Sri Lanka Nationality Sri Lankan Profession Cricketer Hom...

Matheesha Pathirana (left) in childhood His family has its roots in Harispathuwa, Sri Lanka. Matheesha Pathirana began playing cricket at home when he was a toddler. In an interview, while talking about Pathirana’s passion for cricket, his father Anura said, He regularly waited for me to come home after work to play. He used to give me a bat or a ball and ask me to play with him and I was only too happy to play with him.” Matheesha did his primary schooling at Ranabima Royal College, where he began playing cricket for the school’s cricket team. Pathirana was also inclined towards music from a young age and appeared in music examinations up to class six. While studying at school, Matheesha also got involved in baseball, which helped him to develop his bowling action. Initially, Pathirana used to play for his school team, both as a batter and as a bowler. His school coach saw the potential in him and asked his father to enrol him at a cricket academy. Once, while playing for his school’s cricket team, Matheesha bagged an opportunity to play for the Kandy district school team and attracted the attention of upcountry cricket fans. Soon, his father enrolled him at the Kettarama fast bowling academy, where he was trained by Chamila Gamage and a few other cricket coaches. While he was undergoing training at Kettarama, Sri Lanka, Chaminda Vaas, Sri Lankan fast bowling coach, met Matheesha’s father and asked him to enrol Matheesha in a Colombo school to sharpen his cricketing skill...