Maheesh Theekshana is a Sri Lankan mystery spinner cricket bowler who plays for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), in the Indian Premier League (IPL), check out his brief bio, age, height, net worth, teams, career, jersey number
Maheesh is a part of the Sri Lanka International ODI and T20I cricket team, since September 2021.
Cricketer Maheesh Theekshana biography, age, wife, IPL 2023 team and price, jersey number, stats
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Maheesh Theekshana against New Zealand in 3rd T20I match :
4 Overs
22 Runs
1 Wicket
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The young cricketer started playing domestic cricket in the year 2018 prior to joining the Sri Lanka international team.
Maheesh Theekshana brief bio
Maheesh Theekshana is a Sri Lankan mystery spinner who was born on 1 August 2000 in Colombo City, Sri Lanka. His full name is ‘Morawakage Maheesh Theekshana’ and mostly plays limited-overs international cricket for the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He plays for the Colts Cricket Club in domestic cricket, and has played in T20 franchise leagues like IPL, LPL, etc.
Prior to becoming a professional player, Maheesh completed his initial schooling at a private school in Colombo. Following which, he graduated at the St. Benedict’s College, in Colombo. He is single and unmarried.
Age and height
Maheesh Theekshana stands at a height of 175cm or 5’ 8” Inches and is currently 22 years old.
Net worth
Maheesh Theekshana has an estimated net worth of around $200,000.
Playing style
Maheesh primarily plays as a right-arm off-break mystery spinner.
Maheesh Theekshana cricket teams
Given below are the cricket teams that Mahesh has bowled for so far in his career:
- Sri Lanka (International Cricket)
- Chennai Super Kings (Indian Premier League)
- Colts Cricket Club (Domestic Cricket Team)
- Jaffna Kings (LPL)
- Northern Warriors
- Sri Lanka Army
Maheesh Theekshana career
International Cricket career
Mahesh got selected for the Sri Lanka International Cricket Team back in August 2021. Given below are his stats international cricket stats:
| Format | Debut date | Debut Opponents | Matches played | Wickets | Economy |
| ODI | 7 September 2021 | South Africa | 4 | 6 | 3.77 |
| T20I | 10 December 2021 | South Africa | 15 | 15 | 6.41 |
Maheesh Theekshana domestic cricket career
Maheesh Theekshana started his domestic cricket career in 2018 with the Colts Cricket Club team. He plays in all three formats of cricket, First Class Cricket, List A Cricket, and T20 Cricket. Given below are some of his domestic career stats:
| Format | Debut date | Debut opponents | Matches played | Wickets | Economy |
| First-Class | 7 December 2018 | Col CC team | 3 | 8 | 3.39 |
| T20 Domestic | 1 March 2018 | Lankan CC team | 51 | 57 | 6.12 |
| List A | 14 March 2018 | Galle CC team | 15 | 24 | 3.65 |
T20 franchise cricket career
Maheesh first played his T20 match for the Jaffna Kings team in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) in November 2021.
IPL career
Maheesh got selected for the ‘Indian Premier League (IPL)’, in February 2022, and joined the Chennai Super King after the team paid INR 70 lakhs for him. He went on to make his IPL debut on 9 April 2022 against the Sunrisers Hyderabad team. In that match, he gave 30 runs in 4 overs.
Maheesh Theekshana career stats and records
Given below are Maheesh Theekshana’s career stats across different forms of cricket: He wears the number 61 jersey for Sri Lanka.
| Formats | ODI | T20I | IPL |
| Matches | 4 | 15 | 3 |
| Innings | 4 | 15 | 3 |
| Runs | 136 | 359 | 88 |
| Wickets | 6 | 14 | 6 |
| BB | 4/37 | 3/17 | 4/33 |
| Econ | 3.77 | 6.41 | 7.33 |
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