Maheesh Theekshana
88Sri Lanka · SPIN · 2021 to 2026 · on scorecards: M Theekshana
BATTING
- Matches
- 61
- Innings
- 34
- Runs
- 344
- Average
- 16.38
- Strike rate
- 55.12
- High score
- 38*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 81
- Average
- 27.66
- Economy
- 4.55
- Strike rate
- 36.4
- Best figures
- 4/25
- 4w / 5w
- 7 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 13 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 2
CAREER IN BRIEF
Maheesh Theekshana played 60 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 2021 to 2026. The first came against South Africa at R Premadasa Stadium, with a score of 10 and 4 wickets, and the last against West Indies at Sabina Park in 2026.
The best bowling is 4 for 25 against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club in 2023. With the ball: 42 wickets at 27.7 at home and 15 wickets at 31.5 away. The most wickets came against New Zealand: 13 wickets at 15.4 in 6 ODIs.
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 16 ODIs and 14 wickets at 41.4. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. Sri Lanka won 39 of the ODIs Maheesh Theekshana played and lost 18.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 60 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38* | 91 | New Zealand | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 2023 | Lost |
| 29 | 31 | Afghanistan | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium | 2023 | Lost |
| 28 | 47 | Netherlands | Queens Sports Club | 2023 | Won |
| 28 | 24 | Afghanistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 2023 | Won |
| 27* | 44 | New Zealand | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2024 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/25 | 8.2 | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | 2023 | Won |
| 4/31 | 6.3 | Netherlands | Harare Sports Club | 2023 | Won |
| 4/31 | 9.4 | Zimbabwe | R Premadasa Stadium | 2024 | Won |
| 4/34 | 10 | West Indies | Harare Sports Club | 2023 | Won |
| 4/37 | 10 | South Africa | R Premadasa Stadium | 2021 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 9 | 60 | 20.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 67.67 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 33 | 16.50 | 0/0 | 11 | 23.82 |
| Australia | 8 | 15 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 8 | 37.25 |
| Bangladesh | 8 | 42 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 8 | 37.63 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 82 | 82.00 | 0/0 | 13 | 15.38 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 28 | 14.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 50.50 |
| West Indies | 4 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 9 | 13.78 |
| India | 3 | 17 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 51.00 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 41 | 20.50 | 0/0 | 8 | 13.25 |
| England | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 21.00 |
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 14.50 |
| Oman | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 1 | 16 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 13.67 |
| South Africa | 1 | 10 | – | 0/0 | 4 | 9.25 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 43.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 34 | 98 | 10.89 | 0/0 | 42 | 27.74 |
| Away | 11 | 73 | 18.25 | 0/0 | 15 | 31.47 |
| Neutral | 15 | 173 | 21.63 | 0/0 | 24 | 25.38 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 16 | 46 | 46.00 | 0/0 | 14 | 41.36 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 15 | 52 | 6.50 | 0/0 | 24 | 20.96 |
| Queens Sports Club | 6 | 44 | 22.00 | 0/0 | 13 | 14.77 |
| Harare Sports Club | 4 | 13 | 13.00 | 0/0 | 8 | 19.63 |
| M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 2 | 38 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 32.00 |
| Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 2 | 28 | 28.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 50.50 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v South Africa, 2021 at R Premadasa Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 2026 at Sabina Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 1 August 2000
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 624
- Ducks
- 4
- Four-wicket hauls
- 7
- Most common batting position
- 9th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 39.4
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 63.0
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 22.8
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 60.3
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 557 balls faced in that period.
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