Star CSK Pacer Matheesha Pathirana To Miss First Few Matches Of IPL 2024 Due To Injury: Report
Star Sri Lanka and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) pacer Matheesha Pathirana will miss the initial few matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 after sustaining an injury during the second T20I against Bangladesh in Sylhet earlier this month, according to ESPNCricinfo. The 21-year-old pacer was one of the standouts for CSK in their fifth-title-winning season last year, taking 19 wickets at an average of 19.52. He has played 12 ODIs and six T20Is for Sri Lanka. The right-arm pacer also failed to take part in the third T20I against Bangladesh. According to ESPNCricinfo, Pathirana will join CSK's squad after he gets clearance from Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).