Kolkata Knight Riders received a timely boost ahead of the IPL 2026 season when Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed that pacer Matheesha Pathirana is fit and ready to join the team for the new campaign. The confirmation from the board eases concerns over KKR’s pace bowling resources, which was hit severely by injury.
Sri Lanka Cricket secretary Bandula Dissanayake told PTI that Pathirana has completed his rehabilitation and has been granted the necessary clearance to participate in the IPL. However, KKR will assess his readiness before finalising his inclusion. Pathirana suffered a hamstring injury during Sri Lanka’s T20 World Cup 2026 group game against Australia and went on to miss the remainder of the tournament as the co-hosts were eliminated in the Super 8 stage.
Pathirana has finished his rehabilitation and received the required clearance to play in the IPL, Sri Lanka Cricket Secretary Bandula Dissanayake informed PTI. Pathirana suffered a hamstring injury during Sri Lanka’s T20 World Cup 2026 group game against Australia and went on to miss the remainder of the tournament as the co-hosts were eliminated in the Super 8 stage.
“As far as I know, he’s fit and we have given him NOC to participate in the IPL, that’s all I know at this point of time. He has completed rehab and he is fit. But the franchise will be tasked to assess his readiness. At the moment we don’t know anything about that. As far as we know he is fit and ready to join IPL.” Dissanayake told PTI.
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