Personal Information
| Name | Maheesh Theekshana |
Nationality |  Sri Lanka | Position | Bowler | IPL 2027 Auctioned Price | Rs. 4.4 Crore (Auctioned) | Playing Role | Bowler | IPL Team | Rajasthan Royals | Marriage Status | Unmarried | International Debut | Sri Lanka (2021—present) | T20i International Debut | Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Colombo (RPS) - September 10, 2021 | Test International Debut | Sri Lanka vs Australia at Galle - July 08 - 11, 2022 | One Day International Debut | Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Colombo (RPS) - September 07, 2021 | Wife Name | No Wife | Net Worth | Around $1.25 Million | Batting Style | Right hand Bat | Bowling Style | Right arm Offbreak | Born at | Colombo | Jersey Number | 70 | Current Team | Rajasthan Royals, Sri Lanka National Cricket Team | Past Teams | Chennai Super Kings | Age | 26 | Date of Birth | Aug 1, 2000 |
💼 Career Information
Maheesh Theekshana: The Spin Wizard from Sri Lanka!
Meet Maheesh Theekshana, the mystery spinner who’s dazzling batsmen with his carrom balls and clever tricks! From Sri Lanka’s streets to IPL stars, he’s spinning magic in every match!
🏏 Cricket Career & Stats
- 🧱 Tests: Yet to debut, but fans await his mystery spin in red-ball cricket with high hopes!
- 🎯 ODI: A match-winner with tricky off-spin, he’s Sri Lanka’s top pick for controlling the middle overs.
- 🔥 T20I: Fearless in death overs, his variations make him a T20 game-changer under pressure.
- 💸 IPL: Playing for Rajasthan Royals, bought for ₹4.4 Crore in 2025 auction, he’s known for cool nerves and clutch spells.
🏆 Records & Achievements
- ODI Debut Magic: Took 4 wickets on debut vs South Africa—what a dream start to his ODI career!
- Asia Cup 2022 Star: Played a big role in Sri Lanka’s title win with tight spells and match-turning breakthroughs.
- T20 Economy King: Among the most economical T20 bowlers in world cricket since his debut.
- Young Spin Sensation: One of the youngest to debut with such impact across formats for Sri Lanka.
🔍 Lesser-Known Facts
- Education: Studied at St. Benedict’s College, Colombo – where his cricket dreams began.
- Past Career: Served in the Sri Lanka Army before rising through cricket ranks.
- Family: Son of Ruwan Theekshana and Nirmala Theekshana – strong family support always.
- Siblings: Has one brother, Ravindu Theekshana, who also plays club cricket in Sri Lanka.
- Wife: Unmarried as of now, fully focused on building his cricket legacy.
- Cricket Support: His uncle introduced him to spin bowling; family supported every step.
- Net Worth: Estimated net worth is ₹10.4 Crores ($1.25 Million USD) including contracts and endorsements.
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Batting Career Stats
| Format | Mat | Inns | Runs | Balls |
SR | HS | Bt.Ave | NO | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
| T20 |
76 |
44 |
193 |
242 |
79.75 |
16 |
8.77 |
22 |
15 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| T10 |
16 |
5 |
28 |
22 |
127.27 |
13 |
9.33 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ODI |
59 |
34 |
345 |
624 |
55.29 |
38 |
16.43 |
13 |
24 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| T20I |
66 |
42 |
114 |
184 |
61.96 |
14 |
4.22 |
15 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Test |
2 |
3 |
59 |
149 |
39.6 |
38 |
19.67 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
219 |
128 |
739 |
1221 |
60.52 |
38 |
9.72 |
52 |
57 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
Bowling Career Stats
| Format | Mat | Inns | Overs | Runs |
Wkts | Econ | Bowl.Ave |
| T20 |
132 |
130 |
503.3 |
3787 |
135 |
7.52 |
28.05 |
| T10 |
22 |
21 |
40.0 |
410 |
22 |
10.25 |
18.64 |
| ODI |
61 |
59 |
490.5 |
2240 |
81 |
4.56 |
27.65 |
| T20I |
90 |
90 |
337.0 |
2358 |
89 |
7 |
26.49 |
| Test |
2 |
4 |
60.5 |
188 |
5 |
3.09 |
37.6 |
| Total |
307 |
304 |
1432.1 |
8983 |
332 |
6.27 |
27.06 |
Season-wise Batting Stats
| Season | Format | Mat | Inns | Runs | Balls |
SR | HS | Bt.Ave | NO | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
| 2020 |
T20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2021 |
T10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2024 |
ODI |
12 |
7 |
31 |
71 |
43.66 |
11 |
15.5 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 International 2021 |
T20I |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 |
T20I |
2 |
2 |
9 |
5 |
180 |
7 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2021 |
T20 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
33.33 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 International 2022 |
T20I |
4 |
4 |
11 |
10 |
110 |
6 |
5.5 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Indian Premier League 2022 |
T20 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
7 |
100 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 2022 |
Test |
2 |
3 |
59 |
149 |
39.6 |
38 |
19.67 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 2022 |
T20I |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2022 |
T20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 |
T20I |
3 |
3 |
11 |
14 |
78.57 |
11 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 2022 |
T10 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
100 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2022 |
T20 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
28.57 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 International 2023 |
T20I |
4 |
4 |
3 |
15 |
20 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2023 |
T20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Indian Premier League 2023 |
T20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2023 |
ODI |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2024 |
ODI |
8 |
4 |
57 |
100 |
57 |
28 |
19 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2023 |
T20 |
5 |
5 |
39 |
55 |
70.91 |
15 |
19.5 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2024 |
ODI |
5 |
3 |
32 |
41 |
78.05 |
28 |
10.67 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 2024 |
ODI |
8 |
6 |
101 |
185 |
54.59 |
38 |
25.25 |
2 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 2024 |
ODI |
13 |
6 |
74 |
142 |
52.11 |
27 |
18.5 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 International 2024 |
T20I |
16 |
6 |
24 |
32 |
75 |
14 |
4.8 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2024 |
T20 |
8 |
4 |
25 |
30 |
83.33 |
9 |
12.5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Indian Premier League 2024 |
T20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2024 |
T20I |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
100 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 |
T20I |
3 |
2 |
7 |
19 |
36.84 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2024 |
T20 |
10 |
4 |
13 |
19 |
68.42 |
8 |
6.5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2024 |
T20 |
12 |
7 |
25 |
28 |
89.29 |
14 |
6.25 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 2024 |
T10 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2024 |
T10 |
7 |
3 |
20 |
11 |
181.82 |
13 |
10 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 International 2024/2025 |
T20I |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
25 |
1 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2025 |
ODI |
2 |
2 |
17 |
28 |
60.71 |
11 |
17 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2025 |
T20 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
6 |
183.33 |
6 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 2025 |
ODI |
9 |
5 |
33 |
57 |
57.89 |
21 |
8.25 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Indian Premier League 2025 |
T20 |
11 |
4 |
10 |
27 |
37.04 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 International 2025 |
T20I |
5 |
3 |
18 |
32 |
56.25 |
6 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2025 |
T20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2025 |
T20I |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Tri-Series 2025 |
T20I |
4 |
2 |
9 |
18 |
50 |
8 |
4.5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2025 |
T20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 International 2026 |
T20I |
7 |
5 |
8 |
19 |
42.11 |
4 |
1.6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 |
T20I |
7 |
3 |
11 |
9 |
122.22 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Pakistan Super League 2026 |
T20 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
50 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2026 |
ODI |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2026 |
T20 |
7 |
5 |
45 |
38 |
118.42 |
16 |
22.5 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 2026 |
T20 |
10 |
3 |
12 |
15 |
80 |
6 |
12 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total | — |
219 |
128 |
739 |
1221 |
60.52 |
38 |
9.72 |
52 |
57 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
Season-wise Bowling Stats
| Season | Format | Mat | Inns | Overs | Runs |
Wkts | Econ | Bowl.Ave |
| 2020 |
T20 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
17 |
0 |
5.67 |
0 |
| 2021 |
T10 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
61 |
4 |
10.17 |
15.25 |
| 2024 |
ODI |
12 |
12 |
109 |
491 |
13 |
4.5 |
37.77 |
| Twenty20 International 2021 |
T20I |
5 |
5 |
20 |
137 |
2 |
6.85 |
68.5 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 |
T20I |
7 |
7 |
25 |
137 |
8 |
5.48 |
17.13 |
| 2021 |
T20 |
10 |
10 |
39 |
268 |
16 |
6.87 |
16.75 |
| Twenty20 International 2022 |
T20I |
8 |
8 |
31 |
208 |
7 |
6.71 |
29.71 |
| Indian Premier League 2022 |
T20 |
9 |
9 |
35 |
261 |
12 |
7.46 |
21.75 |
| 2022 |
Test |
2 |
4 |
60.5 |
188 |
5 |
3.11 |
37.6 |
| 2022 |
T20I |
6 |
6 |
24 |
162 |
6 |
6.75 |
27 |
| 2022 |
T20 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
38 |
2 |
9.5 |
19 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 |
T20I |
8 |
8 |
30.1 |
202 |
9 |
6.71 |
22.44 |
| 2022 |
T10 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
50 |
4 |
7.14 |
12.5 |
| 2022 |
T20 |
8 |
8 |
32 |
212 |
10 |
6.63 |
21.2 |
| Twenty20 International 2023 |
T20I |
6 |
7 |
25 |
180 |
5 |
7.2 |
36 |
| 2023 |
T20 |
7 |
7 |
27 |
186 |
7 |
6.89 |
26.57 |
| Indian Premier League 2023 |
T20 |
13 |
13 |
49 |
392 |
11 |
8 |
35.64 |
| 2023 |
ODI |
2 |
2 |
11.1 |
51 |
2 |
4.59 |
25.5 |
| 2024 |
ODI |
8 |
8 |
63.5 |
256 |
21 |
4.03 |
12.19 |
| 2023 |
T20 |
9 |
9 |
36 |
246 |
7 |
6.83 |
35.14 |
| 2024 |
ODI |
5 |
5 |
45.1 |
233 |
8 |
5.17 |
29.13 |
| 2024 |
ODI |
8 |
8 |
71.2 |
382 |
6 |
5.37 |
63.67 |
| 2024 |
ODI |
13 |
12 |
90.1 |
396 |
15 |
4.4 |
26.4 |
| Twenty20 International 2024 |
T20I |
16 |
16 |
58.5 |
400 |
21 |
6.84 |
19.05 |
| 2024 |
T20 |
8 |
8 |
30.2 |
208 |
11 |
6.89 |
18.91 |
| Indian Premier League 2024 |
T20 |
5 |
5 |
20 |
144 |
2 |
7.2 |
72 |
| 2024 |
T20I |
2 |
1 |
4 |
14 |
2 |
3.5 |
7 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 |
T20I |
3 |
3 |
8 |
53 |
1 |
6.63 |
53 |
| 2024 |
T20 |
10 |
10 |
40 |
294 |
10 |
7.35 |
29.4 |
| 2024 |
T20 |
12 |
12 |
47 |
298 |
17 |
6.34 |
17.53 |
| 2024 |
T10 |
8 |
8 |
16 |
180 |
6 |
11.25 |
30 |
| 2024 |
T10 |
7 |
6 |
11 |
119 |
8 |
10.82 |
14.88 |
| Twenty20 International 2024/2025 |
T20I |
3 |
3 |
11 |
114 |
2 |
10.36 |
57 |
| 2025 |
ODI |
2 |
2 |
15.4 |
79 |
7 |
5.13 |
11.29 |
| 2025 |
T20 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
96 |
1 |
8 |
96 |
| 2025 |
ODI |
9 |
9 |
73.9 |
326 |
7 |
4.41 |
46.57 |
| Indian Premier League 2025 |
T20 |
11 |
11 |
42 |
410 |
11 |
9.76 |
37.27 |
| Twenty20 International 2025 |
T20I |
5 |
5 |
19.3 |
163 |
5 |
8.45 |
32.6 |
| 2025 |
T20 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
22 |
0 |
5.5 |
0 |
| 2025 |
T20I |
3 |
3 |
12 |
82 |
3 |
6.83 |
27.33 |
| Tri-Series 2025 |
T20I |
4 |
4 |
16 |
117 |
3 |
7.31 |
39 |
| 2025 |
T20 |
4 |
3 |
9 |
87 |
1 |
9.67 |
87 |
| Twenty20 International 2026 |
T20I |
7 |
7 |
25 |
185 |
4 |
7.4 |
46.25 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 |
T20I |
7 |
7 |
27.3 |
204 |
11 |
7.47 |
18.55 |
| Pakistan Super League 2026 |
T20 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
98 |
4 |
8.17 |
24.5 |
| 2026 |
ODI |
2 |
1 |
10 |
26 |
2 |
2.6 |
13 |
| 2026 |
T20 |
7 |
6 |
23 |
195 |
4 |
8.48 |
48.75 |
| 2026 |
T20 |
10 |
10 |
39.1 |
315 |
9 |
8.06 |
35 |
| Total | — |
307 |
304 |
1432.1 |
8983 |
332 |
6.27 |
27.06 |
Stats last updated: September 12, 2026 at 4:23 pm
