IPL 2023 champions Chennai Super Kings’ dangerous fast bowler Mathisha Pathirana had a great performance. He has been instrumental in CSK’s journey to reach the finals and a thrilling victory in the GT vs CSK IPL Final Match 2023 final. Now just after the conclusion of the IPL, his fortunes turned brighter. Now today he has made his debut in international cricket from Sri Lanka.
Significantly, the 3-match ODI series between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan started on Friday, June 2. Mathisha Pathirana made his international debut in the first ODI of this series (AFG vs SL ODI Series 2023). Remind you that in IPL 2023, Mathisha bowled tremendously in the death overs for the Yellow Army CSK of IPL under the leadership of captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
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Mathisha Pathirana, popularly known as ‘Baby Malinga’, bowled around 50 overs in the total of 12 matches he played in the latest season of IPL 2023. In which he took a total of 19 wickets at an average of 19.53.
It is noteworthy that in the first ODI of 3 matches played on June 2, Sri Lanka scored 268 runs in 50 overs losing 10 wickets while batting first and gave Afghanistan a target of 269 runs to win. Chasing the target, the Afghanistan team won the match by scoring 269 runs in 46.5 overs at the loss of 4 wickets. Mathisha Pathirana, who played his first international match in this match, took 1 wicket in 8.5 overs bowling, giving 66 runs at an average of 7.5. That is, Mahish Pathirana opened his account in international cricket.