<p><span class="gmail-selectable-text gmail-copyable-text">Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni met his teammate Mathisha Pathirana's family ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 final on Sunday (May 28). Sri Lanka's Pathirana is often compared to Lasith Malinga because of their similar unorthodox slinging-arm bowling action. The 20-year-old has played only a single match for Sri Lanka in international cricket, making his debut against Afghanistan in UAE, last year. </span>Pathirana was used very wisely by MS Dhoni in <a title="IPL 2023" href="https://ift.tt/g30YuW2" data-type="interlinkingkeywords">IPL 2023</a>. He was mostly included in the team as an 'Impact Player' for bowling in the death overs and he lived up to his skippers' expectations, providing breakthroughs at regular intervals.</p> <p><strong>ALSO WATCH | <a title="Video Of Naveen-ul-Haq's 'Savage' Response To 'Kohli, Kohli' Chants At Chepauk Goes Viral" href="https://ift.tt/aMOVzQh" target="_self">Video Of Naveen-ul-Haq's 'Savage' Response To 'Kohli, Kohli' Chants At Chepauk Goes Viral</a></strong></p> <p>Pathirana has so far taken 17 wickets in 11 IPL matches for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at an impressive economy of 7.72. Meanwhile, <span class="selectable-text copyable-text">Pathirana's family met CSK legend MS Dhoni in Chennai after their win over Gujarat Titans in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 Qualifier 1. Pathirana's sister took to Instagram to post heartwarming pictures of their meet with Dhoni, which went viral on the internet.</span></p> <p><span class="selectable-text copyable-text">The young pacer's sister posted three pictures from their meet-up and captioned the post, "Now we are sure that malli is in safe hands when thala said "You have nothing to worry about Matheesha,he's always with me". These moments were even beyond what I had ever dreamt of. #dhoni #dhoni #dhonifan."</span></p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://ift.tt/CGLJbkv" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://ift.tt/CGLJbkv" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Vishuka Pathirana (@vishuka_pathirana)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p> <script src="//https://ift.tt/xYy6Nbt" async=""></script> </p> <p><strong><span class="selectable-text copyable-text">ALSO READ |<a title=" BCCI Unveils Team India's New Training Kit Ahead Of India vs Australia World Test Championship Final" href="https://ift.tt/P4Xhg8i" target="_self"> BCCI Unveils Team India's New Training Kit Ahead Of India vs Australia World Test Championship Final</a></span></strong></p> <p><span class="selectable-text copyable-text">Chennai Super Kings qualified for IPL 2023 final after a thumping win over defending champions Gujarat Titans in IPL 2023 Qualifier 1. The four-time IPL winners will now take on winner of Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Titans IPL 2023 Qualifier 2 in IPL final on Sunday (May 28). </span></p>
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