Thisara Perera

Thisara Perera
Personal information
Full name Narangoda Liyanaarachchilage Thisara Chirantha Perera
Born 3 April 1989 (1989-04-03) (age 22)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
International information
National side Sri Lanka
Test debut (cap 115) 26 May 2011 v England
Last Test 26 December 2011 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 141) 24 December 2009 v India
Last ODI 23 November 2011 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 36) 3 May 2010 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I 25 November 2011 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years Team
2008– Wayamba
2010 Chennai Super Kings
2011- Kochi Tuskers Kerala
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 4 25 21 64
Runs scored 93 241 940 805
Batting average 13.28 15.06 32.41 20.64
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/5 0/2
Top score 25 36* 113* 59
Balls bowled 564 1,030 2,339 2,413
Wickets 7 37 38 91
Bowling average 53.00 23.10 38.00 23.84
5 wickets in innings 0 2 1 4
10 wickets in match 0 - 0 -
Best bowling 3/114 5/28 5/69 5/28
Catches/stumpings 0/0 10/0 10/0 25/0
Source: CricInfo, 31 December 2011

Narangoda Liyanaarachchilage Thisara Chirantha Perera (born 3 April 1989 in Colombo) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He represents Sri Lanka at the Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 levels. He plays first class cricket in Sri Lanka for the Colts Cricket Club and the Wayamba Wolves. An all-rounder, he is an aggressive left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.[1]

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Early career

Perera attended St. Joseph's College, Colombo, which has produced Sri Lankan cricketers such as Chaminda Vaas and Angelo Mathews. He represented Sri Lanka at various youth levels, and was selected for the 2008 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In November 2008, he made his first class debut for the Colts Cricket Club.[1]

International career

Perera made his international debut for Sri Lanka in December 2009, in a late call-up to play in an ODI against India in Kolkata.[1] The following month, he was purchased by the Chennai Super Kings for US$50,000 in the auction for the 2010 Indian Premier League.[2] In May 2010, he made his Twenty20 international debut, representing Sri Lanka in the ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies.[1] He took his first five-wicket haul in international cricket in August 2010, earning him the player of the match award in an ODI victory over India.[3] He was a member of the Sri Lankan team that in October 2010 inflicted Australia's first defeat in a Twenty20 international in Australia, bringing up Sri Lanka's final 16 runs to win the match off three deliveries.[4] He took five wickets in an ODI against Australia on the same tour.[5]

Perera was a member of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2011 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh. He was part of the team defeated in the final of the tournament by India, scoring 22 not out off ten deliveries and taking the wicket of Gautam Gambhir.[6] His price increased for the 2011 Indian Premier League, fetching US$80,000 from the Kochi Tuskers Kerala.[7] Later in the year he was selected in Sri Lanka's Test squad for a series against England.[8] He made his debut in the first Test of the series at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff.[9] In an innings defeat, he scored 25 and 20 with the bat and took no wickets.[10] He was not selected for the Test series against Pakistan later in the year, being retained only for the ODI and Twenty20 sides, but was recalled to the Test team for the end-of-year tour of South Africa.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Thisara Perera: Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/233514.html. Retrieved 31 December 2011. 
  2. ^ "IPL Auction: Pollard, Bond Costliest Players". Outlook (magazine). 19 January 2010. http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=673122. Retrieved 31 December 2011. 
  3. ^ S. Dinakar (23 August 2010). "India slumps to yet another big defeat". The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/23/stories/2010082357431900.htm. Retrieved 31 December 2011. 
  4. ^ "Australia suffer seven-wicket Twenty20 defeat to Sri Lanka on home soil". The Telegraph. 31 October 2010. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/australia/8099968/Australia-suffer-seven-wicket-Twenty20-defeat-to-Sri-Lanka-on-home-soil.html. Retrieved 31 December 2011. 
  5. ^ "Sri Lanka's Perera takes five but Australia rally to 239". Reuters India. 3 November 2010. http://in.reuters.com/article/2010/11/03/idINIndia-52640720101103. Retrieved 31 December 2011. 
  6. ^ "ICC Cricket World Cup - Final: India v Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/current/match/433606.html. Retrieved 31 December 2011. 
  7. ^ K. C. Vijaya Kumar (9 January 2011). "A tepid day as owners tighten purses". The Hindu. http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/article1075088.ece. Retrieved 31 December 2011. 
  8. ^ "Sri Lanka announce Test squad for 2011 tour to England". Island Cricket. 20 April 2011. http://www.islandcricket.lk/news/srilankacricket/107590420/sri-lanka-announce-test-squad-for-2011-tour-to-england. Retrieved 31 December 2011. 
  9. ^ "Sri Lanka off to solid start". Sport24. 26 May 2011. http://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-off-to-solid-start-20110526. Retrieved 31 December 2011. 
  10. ^ "Sri Lanka tour of England and Scotland, 2011: First Test scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/474463.html. Retrieved 31 December 2011. 
  11. ^ "Ajantha Mendis included in Test squad for SA". ESPNcricinfo. 22 November 2011. http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/541607.html. Retrieved 31 December 2011. 

External links

Sri Lanka squad – 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Semi-Finalists
Sri Lanka squad – 2011 Cricket World Cup Runners-Up
Suraj Randiv replaced Angelo Mathews due to injury
Wayamba cricket team – current squad
Kochi Tuskers – current squad