Matheesha Pathirana is very likely to be available for Kolkata Knight Riders’ 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.






