Wanindu Hasaranga has scalped 46 wickets across four IPL editions.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are all set to face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in IPL 2026. But the star Sri Lankan spinner, Wanindu Hasaranga, has not made it to the team’s starting XI for the clash.
The player had sustained a hamstring injury during their first match in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 against Ireland. The setback had occurred during his first over of the fixture. Though Hasaranga continued to play in that match and also returned with an excellent figure of 3/25, he has yet to make a return to action since February 8.
Alongside the spinner, his two other teammates, Matheesha Pathirana and Nuwan Thushara, who were acquired by the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), have also failed to join their respective squads so far due to fitness issues. However, according to a RevSportz report, the INR 2 crore recruit of LSG is likely to be sidelined for the entire IPL 2026 season.
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Notably, Hasaranga was continuing a great run in the T20Is, scalping 15 wickets in his last 10 fixtures. This also includes a four-wicket haul against Pakistan before the three-fer in their T20 World Cup opener. His absence would be a major blow to the LSG spin-attack for the IPL 2026.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane(c), Finn Allen, Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Navdeep Saini, Kartik Tyagi
Kolkata Knight Riders Impact subs – Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Tejasvi Dahiya, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert
Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Choudhary, Manimaran Siddharth, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav
Lucknow Super Giants Impact subs – Ayush Badoni, Matthew Breetzke, Shahbaz Ahmad, Mayank Yadav, Himmat Singh
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The star Sri Lanka player had a memorable three-year stint with the RCB before representing the Rajasthan Royals (RR) last season. He had snared a total of 35 wickets in 26 matches for the Bengaluru outfit.
Hasaranga’s best season so far has also come for the same team, as he bagged 26 scalps in IPL 2022 to become the second-highest wicket-taker of the edition. The 28-year-old also had a decent debut season for the Royals last year, snaring 11 wickets in as many appearances.
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