CSK suffer big blow as Pathirana returns to SL to recover from injury

NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings dealt a major blow as their star pacer

Matheesha Pathirana

, nursing a

hamstring injury

, will return to Sri Lanka for further recovery.
"Matheesha Pathirana is nursing a hamstring injury and will be returning to Sri Lanka for further recovery. Chennai Super Kings wishes Pathirana a quick recovery," CSK said in a statement on Sunday.
Pathirana made his CSK debut in IPL 2022 season, and played a pivotal role in their title-winning run in 2023.

Pathirana played six matches for CSK this season, picking up 13 wickets at an economy of 7.68, including a four-wicket haul against Mumbai Indians.

He currently sits as CSK’s second-leading wicket-taker in

IPL 2024

behind Mustafizur Rahman's 14 scalps.
The Sri Lankan is the second CSK pacer to be dealing with injuries this season after Deepak Chahar pulled his hamstring and went off the field after bowling the first two balls of the Punjab Kings' chase at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on May 1.