LPL 2024 Auction: CSK pacer Matheesha Pathirana goes Most Expensive; Colombo Strikers To Pay Him 5 Times More Than Chennai Super Kings

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Chennai Super Kings and Sri Lanka pacer Matheesha Pathirana has become the most expensive player in the Lanka Premier League's history as the player was sold for a whopping USD 120,000 in the auction.

Matheesha Pathirana, renowned for his Lasith Malinga-esque bowling style, has been making a name for himself with outstanding performances in the IPL.

Matheesha Pathirana LPL 2024 Auction

And the young pacer was sold to Colombo Strikers as they exercised their Right to Match card. The base price of USD 50,000 was taken up to 120,000 by Galle Marvels, who shattered the LPL records.

But Galle's moment was shortlived as Colombo Strikers exercised their RTM card to retain Pathirana's services with the record price of USD 120,000 - which is Rs 99.97 lakh in Indian currency and LKR 3.59 crore in Sri Lankan currency.

Matheesha Pathirana IPL vs LPL Salary

He will draw almost 5 times what Chennai Super Kings offers him for one IPL season. The CSK acquired the young sensation from Kandy at a base price of INR 20 lakh in the IPL 2022 mega auction and retained him for the next two seasons at the same price.

Matheesha Pathirana Career

The 21-year-old has played 12 ODIs and 6 T20Is for Sri Lanka and has made a promising start to his international career. The youngster has also played 20 matches for CSK and has 34 wickets to his name.

In the ongoing IPL 2024, Pathirana picked up 13 wickets in just six matches. He is also part of the Sri Lanka team for the upcoming T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the USA.