Matches (18)

IND Women vs AUS Women (1)

CPL (1)

Asia Cup (2)

IRE vs ENG (1)

WCPL (1)

IND-A vs AUS-A (1)

Australia 1-Day (1)

County DIV1 (5)

County DIV2 (4)

ZIM vs NAM (1)

IND-W

292

AUS-W

(40.5/50 ov, T:293) 190

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Schedule Report Series

GAW

157

SLK

(13.6/20 ov, T:158) 91/8

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Schedule Table Series

Matheesha Pathirana

Sri Lanka|Bowler

Matheesha Pathirana

INTL CAREER: 2022 - 2025

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Full Name

Matheesha Pathirana

Born

December 18, 2002, Kandy

Age

22y 274d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast

Playing Role

Bowler

Education

Trinity College, Kandy

TEAMS

Chennai Super Kings

Colombo Strikers

Joburg Super Kings

Nondescripts Cricket Club

New York Strikers

Sri Lanka Under-19s

Texas Super Kings

Trinbago Knight Riders

Matheesha Pathirana IPL factfile

- Plucked out of the T10 league, Matheesha Pathirana made his IPL debut for CSK in 2022, when he dismissed Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya

- In IPL 2023, he established himself as CSK's frontline fast bowler, his slingy yorkers helping CSK win their fifth title

- He played just six games in IPL 2024 because of injury, but CSK retained him for INR 13 crore ahead of IPL 2025

Matheesha Pathirana Career Stats

Bowling

Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
ODIs	12	12	508	616	17	4/32	4/32	36.23	7.27	29.8	1	0	0
T20Is	21	20	392	566	31	4/24	4/24	18.25	8.66	12.6	2	0	0
FC	2	3	150	80	5	4/46	4/54	16.00	3.20	30.0	1	0	0
List A	24	23	957	1071	30	4/32	4/32	35.70	6.71	31.9	1	0	0
T20s	99	98	1973	2833	132	4/20	4/20	21.46	8.61	14.9	5	0	0

Batting & Fielding

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
ODIs	12	7	2	11	5	2.20	35	31.42	0	0	2	0	2	0
T20Is	21	9	4	17	6	3.40	32	53.12	0	0	1	0	4	0
FC	2	3	1	15	11	7.50	26	57.69	0	0	2	0	0	0
List A	24	14	7	20	5*	2.85	81	24.69	0	0	2	0	5	0
T20s	99	18	8	38	8	3.80	67	56.71	0	0	3	0	26	0

Matheesha Pathirana T20 Stats

Bowling

Tournament	Teams	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
IPL	CSK	32	32	702	1016	47	4/28	4/28	21.61	8.68	14.9	1	0	0
SA20	JSK	6	6	102	178	3	1/26	1/26	59.33	10.47	34.0	0	0	0
LPL	CLS	17	17	355	505	27	4/20	4/20	18.70	8.53	13.1	2	0	0
ILT20	DV	11	11	252	366	12	3/28	3/28	30.50	8.71	21.0	0	0	0

Batting & Fielding

Tournament	Teams	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
IPL	CSK	32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	0
SA20	JSK	6	1	1	4	4*	-	3	133.33	0	0	0	0	0	0
LPL	CLS	17	5	3	10	8	5.00	18	55.55	0	0	2	0	4	0
ILT20	DV	11	1	0	1	1	1.00	5	20.00	0	0	0	0	5	0

Matheesha Pathirana

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Recent Matches of Matheesha Pathirana

Match	Bat	Bowl	Date	Ground	Format
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh	--	0/42	13-Sep-2025	Abu Dhabi	T20I # 3453
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe	--	1/40	07-Sep-2025	Harare	T20I # 3441
SLC Blues vs Greys	--	2/32	13-Aug-2025	Colombo (SSC)	T20
SLC Blues vs Greys	--	1/30	08-Aug-2025	Colombo (SSC)	T20
SLC Blues vs SLC Greens	1	0/17	07-Aug-2025	Colombo (SSC)	T20

Debut/Last Matches of Matheesha Pathirana

ODI Matches

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Debut

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan at Hambantota - June 02, 2023

Last

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Hyderabad - October 10, 2023

T20I Matches

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Debut

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan at Dubai (DICS) - August 27, 2022

Last

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi - September 13, 2025

FC Matches

Debut

Nugegoda SWC vs Nondescripts at Colombo (NCC) - October 07 - 09, 2022

Last

Nondescripts vs Chilaw CC at Colombo (NCC) - November 11 - 13, 2022

List A Matches

Debut

Nondescripts vs Negombo at Katunayake - November 13, 2021

Last

Nondescripts vs Badureliya at Colombo (NCC) - July 17, 2025

T20 Matches

Debut

Greys vs SLC Blues at Pallekele - August 22, 2021

Last

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi - September 13, 2025

Videos of Matheesha Pathirana

Pathirana's downturn 'mainly due to his action', says Ambati Rayudu

Pathirana's downturn 'mainly due to his action', says Ambati Rayudu

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Are we seeing the best of Pathirana?

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News and Analysis

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News and Features about Matheesha Pathirana

Nissanka, Pathirana in focus as SL tune up for Asia Cup with Zimbabwe T20Is

Nissanka, Pathirana in focus as SL tune up for Asia Cup with Zimbabwe T20Is

Zimbabwe, meanwhile, will be banking on their allrounders to make a difference in the two-match series

02-Sep-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

'It's a feel thing for him' - Simons says Pathirana is close to being back at his best

"So the evolution might just be: what's next for him? Tactically, what he needs to do to keep evolving," CSK bowling consultant Eric Simons says

01-May-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

My father, my mentor - Pathirana on his love for Dhoni

My father, my mentor - Pathirana on his love for Dhoni

"Dhoni is like my father, because of the support and the mentorship and the guidance he gives me when I'm in CSK"

04-Apr-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

Photos of Matheesha Pathirana

Matheesha Pathirana gave Ajinkya Rahane an early reprieve

Matheesha Pathirana struck thrice in his first three overs

Ravindra Jadeja and Matheesha Pathirana collided while going for a catch

Matheesha Pathirana was down after a collision in the field

Matheesha Pathirana picked 2 for 28 from his four overs