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Pathirana recovering from injury, set to miss Chennai vs Bengaluru match

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After missing out on Chennai Super Kings’ inaugural match of the Indian Premier League 2025 against Mumbai Indians, Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana has also been ruled out of CSK’s encounter against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, head coach Stephen Fleming confirmed on Thursday. CSK will take on arch-rivals RCB at their home ground at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday for a high-octane clash.
“He is recovering,” said Fleming on the eve of the CSK vs RCB match. While the details of his injury are yet to be known, Suresh Raina did mention to the official broadcasters during Chennai’s match against Mumbai that the Sri Lankan is sustaining an injury.
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Pathirana was impressive for Chennai last season before he was ruled out midway through the IPL 2024 due to a hamstring injury. However, the franchise showed faith in him and retained him ahead of the IPL mega-auction last year.
Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad went with Australian quick Nathan Ellis alongside the spin trio of Noor Ahmad, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin. Khaleel Ahmed was the Indian pace option, while all-rounder Sam Curran was also in the mix against Mumbai.
CSK vs RCB, IPL 2025 Squads
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Matheesha Pathirana, Noor Ahmad, Ravichandran Ashwin, Devon Conway, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Shaik Rashid, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Deepak Hooda, Gurjanpreet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishnan Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddarth.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Salam, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethel, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee.

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