Sri Lanka U-19s pacer Matheesha Pathirana shocks India with 175 km/hr delivery; watch clip

Defending champions India started ir ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup campaign against Sri Lanka in Bloemfontein on Sunday with a solid win. But what caught everyone's attention was when Sri Lanka fast bowler Maesha Pathirana stunned fans and his opponents alike with his delivery that hit 175 km/hr mark in first innings.

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It all happened on  last delivery of fourth over when Maesha Pathirana bowled a short delivery way down leg-side. to India's opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal. southpaw left ball and umpire declared it as a wide ball.

speedometer showed 175kmph which was a major surprise and rightly so. While re has been  official confirmation from ICC regarding an error in speedometer, a 17-year old pacer bowling at such a pace is completely unheard of.

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Maesha Pathirana stuns with 175kmph ball

Besides this delivery, Maesha Pathirana had previously caught everyone's eye for his bowling action, which has an uncanny resemblance to veteran Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga's action. slingy nature of Maesha Pathirana’s action is also making him a fan favourite in cricket world.

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As far as match is concerned, India defeated Sri Lanka by a huge margin of 90 runs. Lankans, in ir quest to chase 298, were bundled out for 207 in 45.2 overs. Pacer Akash Singh was pick of ir bowlers with bowling figures of 9-1-29-2.  Siddhesh Veer and Ravi Bishi also dismissed two batsmen each.

Earlier, after Sri Lanka captain Nipun Dananjaya won toss and elected to bowl, India scored a formidable 297-4 in 50 overs on back of individual half-centuries from Jaiswal (59), captain Priyam Garg (56) and wicket-keeper batsman Dhruv Jurel (52*).

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