Maheesh Theekshana Cricketer Biography, Age, Height, Career Stats, Wickets, Bowling Action, Speed, Style IPL 2022 Team, Price, Salary

Maheesh Theekshana Cricketer Biography, Age, Height, Career Stats, Wickets, Bowling Action, Speed, Style IPL 2022 Team, Price, Salary

Maheesh Theekshana born on August 1, 2000 is an Sri Lankan cricketer, know his age, height, biography, parents, home, bowling speed, action, style, wicekts and stats

Maheesh Theekshana made his international debut for Sri Lanka in September 2021. Meanwhile, he plays for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) since 2022 season.

Maheesh Theekshana Cricketer Biography, Age, Height, Career Stats, Wickets, Bowling Action, Speed, Style IPL 2022 Team, Price And Salary

21 year old Maheesh hails from Colombo, Sri Lanka and he studied in St. Benadicts College, Colombo. He stands 1.73 meter tall and weighs 70 kg approximately. His hair is black with simple style, and his eyes are black. He has claimed six wickets in three matches for Chennai at an average of 14.67 and an economy rate of 7.33. He usually bowls in the 80-100 kmph range.

Theekshana started his List A career on 14 March 2018 with Colts Cricket Club in Premier Limited Overs Tournament debut. On December 7, 2016, he made his first-class debut for Colts Cricket Club in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament. The Jaffna Stallions selected him for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League in October 2020.

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Theekshana was picked to the SLC Blues team for the SLC Invitational T20 League event in August 2021. Following the player draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League, he was selected to play with the Jaffna Kings in November 2021. In the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League, he was purchased by the Chennai Super Kings in February 2022 for 70 Lac INR.

Quick Details

Personal information

Full name Morawakage Maheesh Theekshana
Born 1 August 2000 (Age 21)
Origin Colombo, Sri Lanka
Batting Right Handed Batsman
Bowling Right-arm fast offbreak
Role Bowler

Team information

Years Team
2021- Present Sri Lanka
2022 Chennai Super Kings

Career Statistics

Format ODI T20 First Class List A
Matches 4 15 3 15
Runs scored 15 18 72 24
Batting Average NA 6.00 14.40 12.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 10* 7* 24 10*
Balls Bowled 216 336 414 736
Wickets 6 14 8 24
Bowling Average 22.66 25.64 29.25 18.66
5 Wickets in Match 0 0 1 0
10 Wickets in Match NA 0 0 0
Best Bowling Figure 4/37 3/17 5/76 4/37

International Debut and Journey

Theekshana was picked in Sri Lanka’s One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against South Africa following his outstanding performances in the SLC Invitational T20 league.

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On September 7, 2021, he made his ODI debut for Sri Lanka against South Africa. He took his first wicket in ODI cricket with his first ball in the contest. He helped Sri Lanka win the series 2-1 by taking four wickets for 37 runs.

On September 10, 2021, he made his T20I debut, also for Sri Lanka, against South Africa. Theekshana was picked in Sri Lanka’s team for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2021 later that month.