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Full name Narangoda Liyanaarachchilage Thisara Chirantha Perera
Born April 3, 1989, Colombo
Current age 23 years 55 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup | 4 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 22* | 14.66 | 31 | 141.93 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 34 | 27 | 5 | 363 | 69* | 16.50 | 313 | 115.97 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 0 |
| List A | 73 | 58 | 13 | 927 | 69* | 20.60 | 864 | 107.29 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 39 | 29 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup | 4 | 4 | 186 | 174 | 7 | 3/24 | 3/24 | 24.85 | 5.61 | 26.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 34 | 33 | 1336 | 1203 | 48 | 5/28 | 5/28 | 25.06 | 5.40 | 27.8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| List A | 73 | 71 | 2719 | 2518 | 102 | 5/28 | 5/28 | 24.68 | 5.55 | 26.6 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| World Cup span | 2011-2011 |
| ODI debut | India v Sri Lanka at Kolkata, Dec 24, 2009 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Mar 2, 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 |
Thisara Perera brings muscle to Sri Lanka's lower-order and doubles up as a bustling medium-pacer with a knack for getting wickets. He showed off his hitting skills on one-day debut in December 2009, thumping a 14-ball 31, and topping Sri Lanka's bowling chart in 2010 shows his wicket-taking ability. Like Angelo Mathews, the other fast-bowling allrounder in the squad, Perera too is a product of the famous St Joseph's College. He broke into the national Under-19 side as a 16-year-old specialist new-ball bowler before deciding to hone his batting.
Strengths
A lethal hitter, he can be particularly useful coming in during the batting Powerplay towards the end of the innings. Is quicker with the ball than people expect, regularly bowling in the mid-130s.
Key stats
All stats are updated till the start of the World Cup
World Cup tracker
He is yet to play in the World Cup.
Expert view
"He is the ideal answer for the batting power play and a bowler with deceptive pace. Add a nice balance to the side."- Marvan Atapattu, former Sri Lanka captain
Siddarth Ravindran
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5 for 28 v India, Dambulla, 2010
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5 for 46 v Australia, Melbourne, 2010
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36 v Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2010
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- 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
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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
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