IPL playerSri Lanka2026
Pathum Nissanka
On scorecards: P Nissanka · Right-hand bat
Pathum Nissanka, a batter, spent a single IPL season with Delhi Capitals, 2026: 10 matches, 278 runs.
The arrival
Pathum Nissanka arrived through the auction: Delhi Capitals paid ₹4 cr, against a base price of ₹75 lakh. That debut came after going unsold once (2025).
That first season brought 10 matches and 278 runs.
How the runs came
Across the career, Pathum Nissanka has struck at 158.9. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 156.5, so the scoring rate has tracked the league's almost exactly. 73% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 33 fours and 12 sixes.
The fielding record: 2 catches.
At the auction
Pathum Nissanka has gone under the hammer twice, bought once and left unsold once. The price was ₹4 cr, paid by Delhi Capitals in 2026, more than 5 times the base price. Unsold in 2025, Pathum Nissanka was bought in 2026 by Delhi Capitals.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
Where it stands
Pathum Nissanka has made 10 IPL appearances, the latest for Delhi Capitals in 2026.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Delhi Capitals | 10 | 278 | 62 | 27.8 | 158.9 | 2/0 | – | – | – | 2 |
Franchise journey
- Delhi Capitals: 2026
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 37.1% |
| Balls per four | 5.3 |
| Balls per six | 14.6 |
| Catches | 2 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet