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Kusal Perera included for England Tests despite finger injury

Lahiru Thirimanne dropped, injured Wanindu Hasaranga included as 16th member

09-Mar-2020•ESPNcricinfo staff

Injuries put Kusal Perera and Wanindu Hasaranga on the sidelines

The wicketkeeper-batsman will be out for two weeks, the young allrounder for longer

08-Mar-2020•ESPNcricinfo staff

Oshane Thomas five-for trumps Perera-Hasaranga counterattack

Lendl Simmons, Kieron Pollard and Andre Russell made telling contributions with the bat

04-Mar-2020•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Lakmal returns, Kusal Perera dropped from Sri Lanka's Test squad

Coach Mickey Arthur felt Kusal would be better served training for the white-ball formats at home

14-Jan-2020•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Prolifc David Warner guides Australia to 3-0 sweep

Sri Lanka put up a better show than the first two matches but were again comfortably beaten

01-Nov-2019•The Report by Alex Malcolm

Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Oshada Fernando retained in Sri Lanka T20I squad

Malinga returns to take back captaincy as Sri Lanka name full-strength squad for three T20Is in Australia

17-Oct-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

Avishka Fernando will be one of the future stars - Dimuth Karunaratne

Kusal Perera and the captain himself have forged a solid combination at the top, giving Sri Lanka more reason to cheer this World Cup

05-Jul-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Leeds

Kusal Perera out of South Africa ODIs with hamstring injury

The Sri Lanka batsman picked up the injury while fielding in the Durban ODI on Sunday

11-Mar-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

Kusal Perera jumps 58 places; Cummins the new No. 1 Test bowler

Meanwhile, South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has broken into the top 10 Test batsmen for the first time in his 57-match career

17-Feb-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

Du Plessis on Durban drama: 'This is what Test cricket should be'

The South Africa captain heaped praise on Kusal Perera, saying he was "just too good" for them

16-Feb-2019•Liam Brickhill

'It's the best Test I've played for Sri Lanka' - Kusal Perera after match-winning 153*

Both Sri Lanka captain Karunaratne and South Africa captain du Plessis shower the Durban hero with effusive praise

16-Feb-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

Kusal Perera's epic 153* leads Sri Lanka to record-breaking victory

Sri Lanka lost their ninth wicket while still 78 off their target. The left-hand batsman scored 67 of them all by himself

16-Feb-2019•The Report by Liam Brickhill

Chandimal worried by Sri Lanka's batting as another pace barrage looms

The captain himself failed to deliver in Australia and could only pick out Sri Lanka's slip catching as the single positive from two heavy defeats

04-Feb-2019•Melinda Farrell in Canberra

Kusal Perera forced to retire hurt after bouncer blow

Batting on 27 in the 53rd over, Kusal took his eyes off a Jhye Richardson bouncer, and essentially ducked into it

03-Feb-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kusal Perera returns to Sri Lanka Test squad

Danushka Gunathilaka was dropped after managing only 16 runs in four innings in New Zealand

08-Jan-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

Guptill, Neesham put New Zealand 1-0 up after 45-run win

While the opener smote his 14th ODI hundred, the allrounder made an impactful return with both bat and ball

03-Jan-2019•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kusal Mendis called up as replacement for Kusal Perera

Replacement named after incumbent is ruled out of series with a quad strain

17-Oct-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Can Sri Lanka keep out South Africa's quicks?

The visitors are 1-0 up, and will hope for contributions from younger members of their side such as Aiden Markram and Wiaan Muller

31-Jul-2018•Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kusal, Dilruwan steer Sri Lanka in nervous chase to level series

West Indies fancied their chances when Kusal Mendis fell in the first over of the day but an injured Kusal Perera and a stoic Dilruwan Perera ensured they didn't have any further trouble

26-Jun-2018•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kusal Perera 'cleared of any serious injury'

Sri Lanka batsman crashed into the advertising hoardings while attempting a catch on the boundary

26-Jun-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

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