IPL 2026 – Matheesha Pathirana granted NOC by Sri Lanka Cricket to join KKR

That was pending the NOC, for which SLC requires the player in question to pass the fitness tests. In the previous update, on April 6, Pathirana hadn’t appeared for the fitness test. His scenario was same as Wanindu Hasaranga’s, who also picked up an injury during the T20 World Cup and, in an update on Thursday, has been ruled out of IPL 2026 altogether.