33Matches
47Wickets
0Runs
5Seasons
01 / Overview
Matheesha Pathirana IPL career
Matheesha Pathirana has played 33 IPL matches across 5 seasons (2022–2026), for Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. With the ball Pathirana has taken 47 wickets at an economy of 8.66, best figures 4/28. Pathirana's most wickets have come against Delhi Capitals (9 in 4 matches).
IPL 2027 retention status
Matheesha Pathirana is in the current Kolkata Knight Riders squad as a bowler on a contract of ₹18 crore, one of 8 overseas players. KKR must decide by 17 November 2026 whether to retain or release Pathirana; a released player goes into the pool for the 16 December 2026 mini-auction in Goa. The confirmed decision will be shown here once the retention lists are official.
02 / Teams
Matheesha Pathirana IPL teams by season
Every franchise Pathirana has played for, most recent first. Seasons with no appearances are left out.
- 2026Kolkata Knight Riders
- 2022–2025Chennai Super Kings
03 / Bowling
Matheesha Pathirana IPL bowling stats by season
Best = best bowling in a match (wickets/runs), Avg = runs conceded per wicket, Econ = runs conceded per over.
| Season | Team | M | Overs | Wkts | Best | Avg | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0/9 | - | 6.75 |
| 2025 | Chennai Super Kings | 12 | 41.5 | 13 | 3/36 | 32.62 | 10.14 |
| 2024 | Chennai Super Kings | 6 | 22 | 13 | 4/28 | 13.00 | 7.68 |
| 2023 | Chennai Super Kings | 12 | 46.2 | 19 | 3/15 | 19.53 | 8.01 |
| 2022 | Chennai Super Kings | 2 | 6.5 | 2 | 2/24 | 26.00 | 7.61 |
| Career | 33 | 118.2 | 47 | 4/28 | 21.81 | 8.66 |
04 / Head to head
Matheesha Pathirana record against each IPL team
Runs and wickets against every opponent. Former names are grouped with the current franchise (Delhi Daredevils with Delhi Capitals, Kings XI Punjab with Punjab Kings).
| Against | M | Runs | HS | SR | Wkts | Best | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gujarat Titans | 6 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 2/24 | 8.82 |
| Delhi Capitals | 4 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 3/31 | 7.56 |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 4 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 2/22 | 8.54 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 4 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 2/28 | 9.11 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 3 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 1/27 | 8.09 |
| Mumbai Indians | 3 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 4/28 | 7.97 |
| Punjab Kings | 3 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 2/45 | 10.75 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 3 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 3/36 | 9.50 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 3 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 2/17 | 7.33 |
05 / Salary
Matheesha Pathirana IPL salary
| Current contract (KKR) | ₹18 crore |
| IPL 2027 retention fee | Confirmed after 17 November 2026 |
Salaries for earlier seasons will be added once verified against official auction records. No figures are estimated.
06 / Squad
More Kolkata Knight Riders players
- Cameron GreenAll-rounder · ₹25.2 crore
- Rinku SinghBatter · ₹13 crore
- Sunil NarineAll-rounder · ₹12 crore
- Varun ChakravarthyBowler · ₹12 crore
- Mustafizur RahmanBowler · ₹9.2 crore
- Ramandeep SinghAll-rounder · ₹4 crore
- Harshit RanaBowler · ₹4 crore
- Angkrish RaghuvanshiBatter · ₹3 crore
- Tejasvi SinghWK-Batter · ₹3 crore
- Rachin RavindraAll-rounder · ₹2 crore
- Finn AllenWK-Batter · ₹2 crore
- Vaibhav AroraBowler · ₹1.8 crore
See full Kolkata Knight Riders retention list All IPL 2027 players, team by team
Data note. IPL stats are calculated from ball-by-ball records of every IPL match from 2008 to 2026 published by Cricsheet (ODC-BY licence). A handful of washed-out games have no ball-by-ball record, so totals can differ slightly from official figures. Prices are current contract values, not 2027 retention fees.