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Matheesha Pathirana earns ₹18 crore, becomes the highest-paid Sri Lankan player

Matheesha Pathirana joins KKR for IPL 2026 after an ₹18 crore deal, becoming Sri Lanka’s highest-paid player

By Aritra Chatterjee

Dec 16, 2025 16:19 IST

Sri Lankan death over specialist and one of the key bowlers for Chennai Super Kings is all set to play for Kolkata Knight Riders for the 2026 season. KKR bought the speed star at 18 Cr rupees which is a hike from his last IPL salary which was 13 Cr rupees.

With this hike, Pathirana became the highest paid Sri Lankan player ever.

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