Matheesha Pathirana has become Chennai Super Kings’ go-to death-over assassin in just four IPL seasons, all spent under the yellow banner from 2022 to 2025. The sling-arm quick has claimed 47 wickets from 32 bowling innings, attacking stumps at a rapid strike rate of 14.94 balls per wicket. His 702 deliveries have cost only 1,016 runs, translating to an economy of 8.68 while operating in the high-risk overs. Pathirana’s ability to nail yorkers shows up in his five three-wicket hauls, and his best figures of 4 for in a single spell underline why opposition batters dread the 19th over at Chepauk. Zero runs, zero batting records—that is the story of a bowler who does his talking with the ball, not the bat.

Ajinkya Rahane IPL journey spans 17 seasons, 183 innings and a mountain of 5,032 runs that have come off 4,025 balls at a brisk strike-rate of 125. The Mumbai-born right-hander has punished bowlers for 514 fours and 123 sixes, crossing fifty 33 times and reaching three figures on two memorable occasions, the highest being an unbeaten 105. After stints with Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Rising Pune Supergiant, Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings, he is back with Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2025. While Rahane has rolled his arm over only once in the league, picking up a solitary wicket in a six-ball cameo that cost five runs, he remains celebrated as one of the league’s most technically sound and consistent top-order batsmen.

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