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T20 leagues offer great learning opportunities - Thisara

Thisara Perera has said he likes playing T20 cricket around the world, but was also hoping to find a way back into Sri Lanka's Test side

09-Apr-2015•Arun Venugopal

Thisara important to team balance - Mahela

Mahela Jayawardene has marked out allrounder Thisara Perera as a key man in Sri Lanka's World Cup campaign, labelling him a "match-winner" and a player that can bring balance to the XI

21-Feb-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Dunedin

Dilshan, Thisara fined for Level 1 breaches

Tillakaratne Dilshan has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for excessive appealing during the first ODI against England, while Thisara Perera has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for a separate incident

27-Nov-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Kings XI show batting depth in victory

Making his debut for Kings XI Punjab, Thisara Perera was the match-winner with ball and bat in a five-wicket win over Hobart Hurricanes

18-Sep-2014•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Jayasuriya outlines key role for Thisara Perera

Sanath Jayasuriya praised allrounder Thisara Perera for his comeback to ODI cricket and said that he could fill the important role of a fast-bowling allrounder for Sri Lanka in the lead to the World Cup

31-Aug-2014•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Thisara will be major part of World Cup squad - Mathews

For months Sri Lanka's selectors and captain have been speaking of developing pace stocks for the World Cup, and they appear to have lurched closer to that goal in the series against Pakistan

30-Aug-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka seamers rout Pakistan to seal series win

Pakistan's batsmen simply didn't show up for the series decider, as Sri Lanka shot them out for 102 before chasing down their target in 18.2 overs

30-Aug-2014•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Sri Lanka defend 310 to square series

After half-centuries from Angelo Mathews, Mahela Jayawardene and Thisara Perera lifted Sri Lanka to 310, the spinners throttled Pakistan's chase

26-Aug-2014•The Report by Siddarth Ravindran

All-round Thisara powers President's XI win

Thisara Perera struck a brisk half-century and then took two wickets to help Sri Lanka Cricket Board President's XI beat Pakistanis by 13 runs according to the D/L method

20-Aug-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Shah, Dunk among four CPL replacements

Owais Shah and Ben Dunk have been signed as replacements for Ahmed Shehzad and Thisara Perera in the Caribbean Premier League

10-Jul-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Tharanga to lead Sri Lanka A in England

Upul Tharanga, who has been in and out of the Sri Lanka limited-overs outfit, was named captain of a 16-man A squad which tours England and Ireland in July

25-Jun-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Thisara, Malinga script Sri Lanka win

The world champions, Sri Lanka, began their T20 life without Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara by securing a nine-run victory at The Oval

20-May-2014•The Report by Andrew McGlashan at The Oval

Eranga replaces Thisara for Ireland ODIs

Sri Lanka have called up fast bowler Shaminda Eranga to their squad for two ODIs against Ireland after Thisara Perera failed to get a visa approved in time

03-May-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Absolutely terrific' Thisara delivers again

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews called Perera's match-changing 80 not out "absolutely brilliant" and praised Perera's all-round abilities

17-Feb-2014•Mohammad Isam

Sri Lanka fight back to win from 67 for 8

Two spectacular batting collapses adorned the first ODI, in which Sri Lanka fought back first with the bat and then with the ball to take a tense victory

17-Feb-2014•The Report by Mohammad Isam

Sri Lanka take series after another final-ball win

Sri Lanka sealed the two-match Twenty20 series 2-0 after beating Bangladesh by three wickets in Chittagong

14-Feb-2014•The Report by Mohammad Isam

Jayasuriya questions Perera's work ethic

Sanath Jayasuriya, the Sri Lanka chief selector, has questioned Thisara Perera's work ethic as the board denied the allrounder permission to participate in the BBL

03-Jan-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Moors tie with Tamil Union on rain-hit opening day

A round-up of all the matches played in the Premier Limited Overs Tournament on December 1, 2013

01-Dec-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Dhoni, Raina power Super Kings to victory

An ebullient finish from MS Dhoni that built on Suresh Raina's consummate half-century set up a 12-run victory for Chennai Super Kings over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Ranchi

26-Sep-2013•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Injured Dilshan out of West Indies tri-series

Upul Tharanga will replace the injured Tillakaratne Dilshan in Sri Lanka's squad for the tri-series in West Indies, while Ajantha Mendis also gets a recall at Thisara Perera's expense

21-Jun-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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