The best news for KKR fans, Baby Malinga is going to come to India to make a splash in IPL 2026; got so many crores

By Samira Vishwas On Apr 16, 2026

Yes, that is what has happened. Actually, according to media reports, Kolkata Knight Riders fast bowler Mathisha Pathirana has become completely fit from his left leg injury and has also received No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Sri Lanka Cricket Board. That means now he is completely ready to play for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2026 season.

Let us tell you that 23 year old Mathisha Pathirana is famous as Baby Malinga and is known for bowling deadly yorkers in the death overs. He has taken 146 wickets in 109 T20 matches so far. KKR bought him in the IPL auction for a total of Rs 18 crore. According to reports, he can join Kolkata Knight Riders team in Chennai, but no update has been received on whether he will play this match or not.

Let us tell you that Kolkata Knight Riders team has not been able to open its winning account so far in the 2026 season. They have faced defeat in three of their first four matches. He has only one point to his name, which he got due to the cancellation of the match against Punjab Kings due to rain.

Kolkata Knight Riders full team: Finn Allen, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Navdeep Saini, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Blessing Muzarabani, Manish Pandey, Tejasvi Dahiya, Saurabh Dubey, Sunil Narine, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert, Sarthak Ranjan, Rachin Ravindra, Prashant Solanki, Varun Chakraborty, Mathisha Pathirana. Umran Malik, Daksh Kamra.