Matheesha Pathirana likely to play KKR’s first IPL 2026 opener vs SRH; NOC to be given next week
Kolkata: Matheesha Pathirana is very likely to be available for Kolkata Knight Ridersโ opening IPL 2026 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The pacer had earlier picked up a hamstring injury during the T20 World Cup, which ruled him out of the tournament and raised doubts over his IPL participation. However, the 23-year-old has since regained fitness and is now set to don the purple and yellow jersey. However, Pathirana is yet to receive formal clearance from SLC. Revsportz reported that those tracking his recovery indicated that approval could come between March 25 and 27, just before the tournament begins. The process…