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    "excerpt": "Sri Lanka's Pacer Pathirana, called 'Junior Lasith Malinga' in SL cricketing circles due to resemblance of his slingy side-on action with the pace great and accuracy of bowling Yorkers, is a young 19-year-old right-arm medium pacer from Kandy.",
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    "editor1": "<p>Defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Thursday announced that they have signed Sri Lanka pacer Matheesha Pathirana as a replacement for New Zealand quick Adam Milne for the remainder of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season, said a release by IPL.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Milne&#39;s journey in IPL 2022 has been cut short after suffering a hamstring injury in CSK&#39;s first match against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on March 26, where he returned figures of 0\/19 in 2.3 overs and has now been ruled out for the rest of the tournament.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Pathirana, called &#39;Junior Lasith Malinga&#39; in Sri Lanka&#39;s cricketing circles due to resemblance of his slingy side-on action with the pace great and accuracy of bowling yorkers, is a young 19-year-old right-arm medium pacer from Kandy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He was a part of Sri Lanka&#39;s U19 World Cup squads in the 2020 and 2022 editions. In the 2022 Men&#39;s U19 World Cup in the West Indies, Pathirana picked seven wickets in four matches at an average of 27.28 and economy rate of 6.16.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He will join CSK at the price of INR 20 Lakh and becomes the sixth Sri Lanka player to be a part of IPL 2022. Pathirana is no stranger to CSK as he was roped in by the franchise as a reserve player in 2021 season and has played one List A match apart from two T20s at the senior cricket level.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">IPL 2022 - Scorecard<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>CSK are currently at ninth place on the points table, with only one win from six matches and will face Mumbai Indians in an &#39;El Clasico&#39; clash at the DY Patil Stadium on Thursday, seeking just their second win of the tournament.<\/p>\r\n",
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