Theekshana

New Zealand v Sri LankaThe Kiwis face a Sri Lankan team in tumult at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday, with qualification to the top four on the line after Australia sealed their spot in the semi finals on Tuesday.This will be…

Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana is likely to strengthen the XI for their second World Cup game, against Pakistan on Tuesday, according to their assistant coach Naveed Nawaz."He's fit and should play tomorrow," Nawaz said on the eve of…

Sri Lanka 244 for 2 (Nissanka 104, Karunaratne 83) beat West Indies 243 all out (Carty 87, Theekshana 4-34) by eight wicketsA second straight ton by Pathum Nissanka and yet another four-for from Maheesh Theekshana headlined a dominant…

Sri Lanka's batting may be shaky, their reviewing dodgy and the standard of their fielding changes from game to game. But in this tournament, there can be little question. Their bowling is the best on show. After five matches, no team has…

Sri Lanka 169 for 1 (Nissanka 101*, Karunaratne 30) beat Zimbabwe 165 (Williams 56, Raza 31, Theekshana 4-25, Madushanka 3-15) by nine wickets A clinical bowling performance backed by an unbeaten 101 from Pathum Nissanka helped Sri Lanka…

Sri Lanka 245 all out (Nissanka, Asalanka 63, Greaves 4-32) beat Scotland 163 all out (Greaves 56*, Theekshana 3-41, Hasaranga 2-42) by 82 runsSri Lanka may have had some cause to worry when they were bowled out for 245 in the 50th…

Sri Lanka 196 for 5 (Asalanka 67, Perera 53, Neesham 2-30) tied with New Zealand 196 for 8 (Mitchell 66, Chapman 33, Hasaranga 2-30)Super Over Sri Lanka 12 beat New Zealand 8Ish Sodhi's last-ball six tied the game after Dasun Shanaka looked…

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Theekshana, the SLC revealed, had suffered an injury to one of his fingers on his right hand - his bowling hand - during the first Test against Pakistan, which Sri Lanka lost by four wickets. He had only made his Test debut in the second…

Uncapped spinner Maheesh Theekshana was included in SL squad for 2nd Test vs Australia© AFPUncapped spinners Maheesh Theekshana and Dinuth Wellalage were on Tuesday drafted into Sri Lanka's Covid-hit squad for the second Test against…