{"id":55432,"date":"2024-05-21T14:10:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T14:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/21\/matheesha-pathirana-sets-sri-lanka-t20-league-auction-record-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-05-21T14:10:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T14:10:51","slug":"matheesha-pathirana-sets-sri-lanka-t20-league-auction-record-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/21\/matheesha-pathirana-sets-sri-lanka-t20-league-auction-record-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Matheesha Pathirana sets Sri Lanka T20 league auction record | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-110308683,imgsize-50594.cms?fit=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Matheesha Pathirana sets Sri Lanka T20 league auction record | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Matheesha Pathirana sets Sri Lanka T20 league auction record | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Young pacer <!-- -->Matheesha Pathirana<!-- --> on Tuesday made history at the <!-- -->Lanka Premier League<!-- --> (LPL), becoming the most expensive player in the tournament&#8217;s history. <br \/>The <!-- -->Colombo Strikers<!-- --> secured his services for an unprecedented sum of $120,000. <br \/>The 21-year-old, whose unique slinging delivery style has caught the attention of cricket enthusiasts, surpassed the previous high of $92,000, which was set by Dilshan Madushanka in the previous edition of the LPL.<br \/>Second most expensive on Tuesday was all-rounder Isuru Udana who was taken for $100,000 by Galle Marvels, with Dasun Shanaka, another all-rounder, in third at $85,000.<br \/>The most expensive foreign player was Afghanistan&#8217;s right-arm medium pacer Karim Janat, with Dambulla Thunders paying $80,000 for his services and another $50,000 for his compatriot Hazratullah Zazai, a left-hand batsman.<br \/>South Africa&#8217;s Rilee Rossouw, another left-hand batsman, went to Jaffna Kings at $60,000.<br \/>The five-team tournament will start on July 1 with the final on July 21. <br \/><span class=\"em \">(With inputs from AFP)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? 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