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CSK Star Matheesha Pathirana Sold To LPL’s Colombo Strikers For 5 Times His IPL 2024 Salary

Matheesha Pathirana in action for CSK during IPL 2024 (AP)Matheesha Pathirana in action for CSK during IPL 2024 (AP)

Sri Lankan fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana shattered a huge record at the LPL 2024 auction on May 21. The speedster, who recently represented the CSK franchise in the IPL 2024 season in India, became the costliest cricketer in the history of LPL after he was sold to Colombo Strikers for a staggering sum.

Pathirana also took field for the Colombo Strikers last year during the LPL 2023 season in Sri Lanka.

Pathirana sold for nearly five times his IPL 2024 price

During the LPL 2024 auction in Sri Lanka on May 21, young fast bowler fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana broke the record of becoming the most expensive purchase in the history of the tournament, fetching nearly Rs.1 crore (USD 120,000) through the Colombo Strikers franchise.

Interestingly, Matheesha Pathirana was acquired by the CSK franchise for a sum of Rs.20 lakh ahead of the IPL 2024 season. The aforementioned amount marks almost five times lower than the salary he is expected to receive from Colombo Strikers for lending his duties in LPL 2024.

The 2024 season of the LPL is scheduled to be played in July, i.e., shortly after the conclusion of the 2024 T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the USA. Earlier this month, the SLC selected Pathirana among Sri Lanka’s 15-player squad for the tournament.

Quite recently, the 21-year-old pace prodigy returned to Sri Lanka after plying his trade for the CSK franchise in IPL 2024. The cricketer played just six matches in the tournament to fetch 13 wickets before he was ruled out of the season owing to an unfortunate hamstring injury.