Matheesha Pathirana

Indian Premier League pace sensation Matheesha Pathirana has been called up to Sri Lanka's 15-player squad for the cut-throat 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier beginning this Sunday in Zimbabwe. The UAE were the 10th and final nation to announce their squad overnight with the top two teams from the three-week tournament earning passage into the main draw of the ODI World Cup later this year. Pathirana – dubbed 'Baby Malinga' for his uncannily similar action to the Sri Lankan great – made his

17-year old Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana bowled the fastest delivery in international cricket history after clocking a 175 kmph delivery against India in the U-19 World Cup game in Bloemfontein on Sunday. Resembling an action similar to that of legendary Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga, Pathirana bowled the delivery with almost identical action. This was India's first match in this edition of the tournament, where they are the current defending champions.  The incident happened in the last delivery of the fourth over