Dewald Brevis has been seen playing for Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League 2022 for Mumbai Indians. 19 years old this South African cricketer is famous as ‘Baby AB’. Junior Malinga is in news from the match against Gujarat Titans (GT) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK). This bowler is none other than Mathisha Pathirana of Sri Lanka. Playing for Chennai, the action of this 19-year-old fast bowler is similar to that of Lasith Malinga.
The right-arm bowler made his dream IPL debut against Gujarat. On the very first ball, he sent Shubman Gill to the pavilion. Pathirana bowls a full length delivery and Gill is given lbw. The opener batsman took a review, but GT was of no use. Pathirana took 2 wickets for 24 runs in 3.1 overs in this match. He also dismissed Hardik Pandya. He was included in the playing XI of CSK in place of Mahesh Thekshana.
Since the MS Dhoni-led side is already out of the race for the playoffs, the team management made four changes and decided to try Pathirana. Pathirana was included in the CSK squad after Kiwi pacer Adam Milne was injured. Cricketer Mathisha Pathirana, 19 years and 148 days old, was born in Kandy and has not played first-class cricket yet. However, he represented Sri Lanka in the ICC Under-19 World Cup earlier this year.
After the match, Mahendra Singh Dhoni praised Pathirana. He said, “I think Pathirana is a great death bowler. Somewhat similar to Malinga. The scope for error with his action is huge. They don’t get much bounce from the slingy action. He can also cast Slur One. We will try to give enough time to the new players. I think it’s important to give chances to those who haven’t got a chance to make the 11. ,
Chennai scored 133 for 5 in 20 overs with the help of opener batsman Rituraj Gaikwad’s innings of 53 runs. Gujarat chased down the target with five balls to spare. Wriddhiman Saha (67 not out) scored his third half-century of the current season to guide Gujarat Titans to a seven-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.