Matheesha Pathirana 4-wicket haul sees Bangladesh get bowled out for 164 in Asia Cup 2023
Pathirana, who burst onto the scene with MS Dhoni’s CSK in IPL 2023, now has 8 wickets in 5 ODIs so far
Pathirana took 19 wickets in 12 matches for CSK during their title-winning campaign. Had an economy of just 8 despite bowling at death
Pathirana’s figures of 4/32 gave the Islanders a 5-wicket win in their opening match
Captain Shakib Al Hasan, veteran Mushfiqur Rahim among his scalps. Eventually wiped the tail off with 2 wkts in 3 balls
With a slingy action to go with the deadly yorkers, Pathirana can surely prove to be as lethal as his idol Lasith Malinga in coming years