He has played four matches this season.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) pacer Matheesha Pathirana does not feature in the team’s bowling XI for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Chepauk. Pathirana has played four matches this season, having taken five wickets.
Chennai Super Kings: Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, MS Dhoni (Captain/Wicketkeeper), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Quinton de Kock (Wicketkeeper), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy.
Matheesha Pathirana was named as one of the impact player substitutes for CSK for the game against KKR. However, it wasn’t Pathirana who came out as the impact player during CSK’s innings. Chennai Super Kings were 71/6 in the 14th over when Ravindra Jadeja was dismissed.
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Deepak Hooda, who was also one of the substitutes, came in at number eight as the impact player for the five-time champions. Hooda is a power-hitter who can deliver under pressure with the bat. He, however, was dismissed for a four-ball duck. The Super Kings were eventually restricted to 103/9 from 20 overs. Shivam Dube top-scored for the team with an unbeaten 31.
Chennai Super Kings have got off to a forgettable start in IPL 2025. They defeated Mumbai Indians by four wickets in the first game. However, since then, the Yellow Brigade have suffered losses to Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals, and Punjab Kings. They are in ninth place with two points from five matches.
CSK are being led by their legendary captain MS Dhoni, as their regular captain, Ruturaj Gaikwad, has been ruled out of the tournament to an elbow injury.
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