He also said that his variety and control are top-notch and the batsmen will not be able to read his variations.
Teekshana was included in the IPL 2021 as a reserve player in Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings.
Hosts Sri Lanka defeated South Africa in the third ODI of the 3-match series and the main architect of the victory was 21-year-old mystery spinner Mahesh Thekshana. On a surface that offered a lot of support to the spinners, the young Sri Lankan troubled South Africa with his variations. His off-break and carrom ball was difficult for South Africa to understand and he finished the game with 4 for 37 in his quota of 10 overs. This is the best return ever for a player making his debut for Sri Lanka.
In IPL 2021, Mahendra Singh was included in Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings as a reserve player.
In a post-match press conference, Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka said that Thikshana was selected in the squad keeping T20 in mind, but was handed his ODI debut due to the nature of the pitch. He also said that his variety and control are top-notch and the batsmen will not be able to read his variations.
The spinner has been pretty consistent in Sri Lanka’s domestic T20 tournament where he picked up four wickets at an economy rate of 6.42. He has also featured in 11 List A games and has 19 scalps to his name at an average of 16.15.
Shanaka said, “He has played a little bit at a higher level – not at the international level but in league tournaments like T10 and LPL. It’s not easy to read him because he’s got the googly, the carrom ball and his offspin now. Also because. Because He has so many variations, I don’t think it will be easy for any team to read him,” Shanaka said after the match.
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