Hyderabad, May 2 -- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) bowling coach Tim Southee said that Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana has arrived and is with the three-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions' squad.

Pathirana had suffered a calf strain during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026. Since then, he has been out of action and has missed all of KKR's IPL 2026 matches so far. During last year's IPL auction, the Sri Lankan speedster was snapped up by KKR for a whopping price of Rs 18 crore.

Speaking ahead of KRR's match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Sunday, Tim Southee confirmed that Matheesha Pathirana has joined the squad and has already been training with the team. He added that the final playing XI for the match against SRH will d...