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Full name Narangoda Liyanaarachchilage Thisara Chirantha Perera
Born April 3, 1989, Colombo
Current age 23 years 54 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Chennai Super Kings, Colts Cricket Club, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Mumbai Indians, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Under-19s, Wayamba
Playing role Allrounder
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Height 6 ft 1 in
Education St. Joseph's College, Maradana
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 5 | 9 | 0 | 128 | 30 | 14.22 | 192 | 66.66 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 34 | 27 | 5 | 363 | 69* | 16.50 | 313 | 115.97 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 0 |
| T20Is | 10 | 8 | 3 | 83 | 24 | 16.60 | 61 | 136.06 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| First-class | 22 | 37 | 6 | 975 | 113* | 31.45 | 1135 | 85.90 | 1 | 5 | 91 | 38 | 10 | 0 |
| List A | 73 | 58 | 13 | 927 | 69* | 20.60 | 864 | 107.29 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 39 | 29 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 48 | 37 | 13 | 269 | 30* | 11.20 | 230 | 116.95 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 5 | 6 | 696 | 502 | 7 | 3/114 | 3/114 | 71.71 | 4.32 | 99.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 34 | 33 | 1336 | 1203 | 48 | 5/28 | 5/28 | 25.06 | 5.40 | 27.8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T20Is | 10 | 9 | 150 | 184 | 7 | 2/19 | 2/19 | 26.28 | 7.36 | 21.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 22 | 33 | 2471 | 1575 | 38 | 5/69 | 6/139 | 41.44 | 3.82 | 65.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| List A | 73 | 71 | 2719 | 2518 | 102 | 5/28 | 5/28 | 24.68 | 5.55 | 26.6 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 48 | 47 | 824 | 1038 | 45 | 3/17 | 3/17 | 23.06 | 7.55 | 18.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | England v Sri Lanka at Cardiff, May 26-30, 2011 scorecard |
| Last Test | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Cape Town, Jan 3-6, 2012 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | India v Sri Lanka at Kolkata, Dec 24, 2009 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Mar 2, 2012 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Providence, May 3, 2010 scorecard |
| Last T20I | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi, Nov 25, 2011 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | Sinhalese Sports Club v Colts Cricket Club at Colombo (SSC), Nov 21-23, 2008 scorecard |
| Last First-class | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Cape Town, Jan 3-6, 2012 scorecard |
| List A debut | Colts Cricket Club v Moors Sports Club at Colombo (Moors), Nov 19, 2008 scorecard |
| Last List A | Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Mar 2, 2012 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Basnahira North v Wayamba at Colombo (Colts), Apr 17, 2008 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Pune Warriors v Mumbai Indians at Pune, May 3, 2012 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0, 0/8 | Mum Indians | v Warriors | Pune | 3 May 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 4*, 0/19 | Mum Indians | v Kings XI | Mumbai | 22 Apr 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 5, 0/8 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Melbourne | 2 Mar 2012 | ODI # 3253 |
| 3, 0/59 | Sri Lanka | v India | Hobart | 28 Feb 2012 | ODI # 3251 |
| 0/35, 21* | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Hobart | 24 Feb 2012 | ODI # 3248 |
| 10, 4/37 | Sri Lanka | v India | Brisbane | 21 Feb 2012 | ODI # 3246 |
| 2/29 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Sydney | 17 Feb 2012 | ODI # 3241 |
| 5, 2/45 | Sri Lanka | v India | Adelaide | 14 Feb 2012 | ODI # 3239 |
| 7, 1/37 | Sri Lanka | v India | Perth | 8 Feb 2012 | ODI # 3233 |
| 2/24, 5 | Sri Lankans | v Vic 2nd XI | Melbourne | 1 Feb 2012 | Other OD |
An attacking batting allrounder, Thissara Perera began his career primarily as a bowler, opening the bowling for the Under-19s. He turned in noteworthy performances in the tri-nation tournament in Sri Lanka in July 2007 and in the youth Test against India in Colombo the following month. Those performances earned him a call-up to the U-19 squad for the World Cup in Malaysia in 2008. He received his maiden national call-up during Sri Lanka's tour of India in 2009 as an emergency replacement for Angelo Mathews. His aggressive batting in an ODI against India in Mirpur helped Sri Lanka pull off a win in a pressure situation. It quickly led to an IPL contract when he was bought by Chennai Super Kings for $50,000. His ambition is to remain associated with the game by taking up coaching.
Cricinfo Staff January 2010
- Jayawardene happy with youngsters stepping up (Feb 18, 2012)
- Dilshan wants strong finish to lost series (Jan 21, 2012)
- Hard-hitting Perera seals first win for Sri Lanka (Jan 20, 2012)
- Kallis bags pair as South Africa blow out (Dec 29, 2011)
- Lack of runs hinders Sri Lanka fight (Dec 16, 2011)
Mar 2, 2012
Thisara Perera goes down with an injury
© Getty Images
Feb 24, 2012
Nuwan Kulasekara and Thisara Perera celebrate Sri Lanka's win
© AFP
Feb 17, 2012
Angelo Mathews is ecstatic after effecting a breakthrough
© Getty Images
Country Fixtures
Country Results
1st T20I: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Hambantota
Jun 1, 2012 (19:00 local | 13:30 GMT | 09:30 EDT | 08:30 CDT | 06:30 PDT)
Jun 1, 2012 (19:00 local | 13:30 GMT | 09:30 EDT | 08:30 CDT | 06:30 PDT)
2nd T20I: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Hambantota
Jun 3, 2012 (19:00 local | 13:30 GMT | 09:30 EDT | 08:30 CDT | 06:30 PDT)
Jun 3, 2012 (19:00 local | 13:30 GMT | 09:30 EDT | 08:30 CDT | 06:30 PDT)
1st ODI: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Pallekele
Jun 7, 2012 (14:30 local | 09:00 GMT | 05:00 EDT | 04:00 CDT | 02:00 PDT)
Jun 7, 2012 (14:30 local | 09:00 GMT | 05:00 EDT | 04:00 CDT | 02:00 PDT)
2nd ODI: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Pallekele
Jun 9, 2012 (14:30 local | 09:00 GMT | 05:00 EDT | 04:00 CDT | 02:00 PDT)
Jun 9, 2012 (14:30 local | 09:00 GMT | 05:00 EDT | 04:00 CDT | 02:00 PDT)
3rd ODI: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (RPS)
Jun 13, 2012 (14:30 local | 09:00 GMT | 05:00 EDT | 04:00 CDT | 02:00 PDT)
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