17-yr-old with Malinga-like action takes 6 wickets for 7 runs, goes viral
Kandy, Sep 27: A teenage bowler with a similar bowling action like veteran Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga took social media by storm as he impressed with the ball for his domestic side.
The 17-year old was identified as Matheesha Pathirana of Kandy's Trinity College and his figures of 6/7 on his debut for the domestic side amazed one and all.
What caught the eye was the teenager''s action which was similar to Malinga. The Lankan pace spearhead recently picked up four wickets in four balls against New Zealand.
Malinga, who became the first bowler to capture four wickets in four successive balls in both ODIs and T20Is, finished with figures of 4-1-6-5, as Sri Lanka notched up a consolation 37-run win in the third and final T20I in Pallekele. It was his fifth hat-trick overall in international cricket.
Trinity College Kandy produces another Slinga !!
— Nibraz Ramzan (@nibraz88cricket) September 26, 2019
17 Year old Matheesha Pathirana took 6 wickets for 7 Runs on his debut game for Trinity !! #lka pic.twitter.com/q5hrI0Gl68
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Three sentenced to one year in jail for encroaching 32 acres land in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Jan 10: Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition Special Court has sentenced three persons to one year imprisonment for encroaching on government lake land, said Karnataka Police.
The accused had constructed toilets and houses on the encroached premises, a release issued on January 9 said.
The police had filed a charge sheet against Krishnappa, Nanjappa, Ramaiah, M Venkatesh, H M Subbanna, Lakshmidevi and Pillappa for illegally encroaching on 32 acres 13 gunte government lake land of survey no 159 in Hebbagodi village, Anekal taluk, Bangalore city district and constructed toilets and residential houses.
A case was registered against them at BMTF Police Station and an investigation was conducted at BMTF Police Station.
The special court on December 13, 2024 found M Venkatesh, H M Subbanna and Lakshmi Devi guilty of encroaching and sentenced them to one year imprisonment.
