Matheesha Pathirana

Pathirana set to join KKR squad after obtaining NOC

2026-04-13 12:10:00 UTC

The 23-year-old Sri Lankan quick had been recovering from a calf injury

Pathirana granted NOC by Sri Lanka Cricket to join KKR

2026-04-13 12:10:00 UTC

The news will come as a boost to KKR, who are at the bottom on the IPL points table after failing to win even one of their four games so far | ESPN.in

IPL: KKR’s Matheesha Pathirana clears fitness test, likely to join squad ahead of CSK clash | Cricket News - The Times of India

2026-04-13 12:10:00 UTC

Cricket News: Kolkata Knight Riders’ depleted bowling attack is set to receive a boost, with Sri Lanka pacer Matheesha Pathirana clearing the mandatory fitness test.

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Heenatigala Pathiranage Matheesha Anushal Vihanga Pathirana, popularly as Matheesha Pathirana (Sinhala: මතීෂ පතිරණ, [matiːʃə patirəɳə]; Tamil: மதிஷ பத்திரன; born 18 December 2002), is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who currently plays limited over internationals for the national team. He has been referred to as "Baby Malinga", as he has modelled his bowling action after Lasith Malinga.

Prior to his Twenty20 debut, he was part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In January 2022, he was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies. He was a key member of the Chennai Super Kings team which won the IPL trophy in 2023. He picked 19 wickets in the 2023 edition of the IPL. He became the youngest foreign player to win an IPL trophy.