IPL 2023: Matheesha Pathirana, Sri Lanka’s Pacer, Joins CSK As Replacement for Adam Milne

Mumbai, April 21 : Defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Thursday introduced that they've signed Sri Lanka pacer Matheesha Pathirana as a substitute for New Zealand fast Adam Milne for the rest of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season, stated a launch by IPL. Milne's journey in IPL 2023 has been lower brief after struggling a hamstring damage in CSK's first match in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on March 26, the place he returned figures of 0/19 in 2.3 overs and has now been dominated out for the remainder of the event. IPL 2023: Harbhajan Singh Compares MI vs CSK Clash with India-Pakistan Game.

Pathirana, referred to as 'Junior Lasith Malinga' in Sri Lanka's cricketing circles as a result of resemblance of his slingy side-on motion with the tempo nice and accuracy of bowling yorkers, is a younger 19-year-old right-arm medium pacer from Kandy. He was part of Sri Lanka's U19 World Cup squads within the 2020 and 2023 editions. In the 2023 Men's U19 World Cup within the West Indies, Pathirana picked seven wickets in 4 matches at a mean of 27.28 and financial system fee of 6.16. Yuvraj Singh, Jasprit Bumrah Congratulate Kieron Pollard Following His Retirement From International Cricket

He will be a part of CSK on the value of INR 20 Lakh and turns into the sixth Sri Lanka participant to be part of IPL 2023. Pathirana is not any stranger to CSK as he was roped in by the franchise as a reserve participant in 2021 season and has performed one List A match aside from two T20s on the senior cricket stage. CSK are at the moment at ninth place on the factors desk, with just one win from six matches and can face Mumbai Indians in an 'El Clasico' conflict on the DY Patil Stadium on Thursday, looking for simply their second win of the event.

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