Maheesh Theekshana

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Maheesh Theekshana
Personal information
Full nameMorawakage Maheesh Theekshana
Born (2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 (age 21)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-hand
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 202)7 September 2021 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 90)10 September 2021 v South Africa
Last T20I4 November 2021 v West Indies
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20
Matches 1 3 11 26
Runs scored 10 72 19 18
Batting average – 14.40 9.50 6.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 10* 24 10* 8
Balls bowled 60 414 536 546
Wickets 4 8 19 22
Bowling average 9.25 29.255 16.15 23.50
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 0
10 wickets in match – 0 0 –
Best bowling 4/37 5/76 4/37 2/9
Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/– 1/– 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 November 2021

Morawakage Maheesh Theekshana (born 1 August 2000) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his international debut for Sri Lanka in September 2021.[1]

Domestic career[]

Theekshana made his List A debut for Colts Cricket Club in the 2017–18 Premier Limited Overs Tournament on 14 March 2018.[2] He made his first-class debut for Colts Cricket Club in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament on 7 December 2016.[3] In October 2020, he was drafted by the Jaffna Stallions for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.[4]

In August 2021, Theekshana was named in the SLC Blues team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[5] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Jaffna Kings following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[6]

International career[]

Following Theekshana’s strong performances in the SLC Invitational T20 league, he was named in Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against South Africa.[7][8] He made his ODI debut on 7 September 2021, for Sri Lanka against South Africa.[9] In the match, he took a wicket with his first ball in ODI cricket.[10] He took 4 wickets for 37 runs,[11] helping Sri Lanka win the series 2-1.[12] He made his T20I debut on 10 September 2021, also for Sri Lanka against South Africa.[13] Later the same month, Theekshana was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Maheesh Theekshana". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Group B, Premier Limited Over Tournament at Colombo, Mar 14 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Group B, Premier League Tournament Tier A at Colombo, Dec 7-9 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Kusal Perera back in limited-overs squads after recovering from Covid-19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  8. ^ Weerasinghe, Damith (30 August 2021). "Sri Lanka announce 22-man squad for South Africa series". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  9. ^ "3rd ODI (D/N), Colombo (RPS), Sep 7 2021, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Proteas' batting collapse hands ODI series victory to Sri Lanka". News24. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Debutant Maheesh Theekshana spins Sri Lanka to series victory". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Chameera, debutant Theekshana shine as Sri Lanka clinch series decider". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  13. ^ "1st T20I (N), Colombo (RPS), Sep 10 2021, South Africa tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Theekshana and Rajapaksa surprise picks in Sri Lanka's T20 World Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

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