Full name Mahawaduge Dilruwan Kamalaneth Perera
Born July 22, 1982, Panadura
Current age 38 years 187 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Basnahira South, Chilaw Marians Cricket Club, Colts Cricket Club, Kandy Tuskers, Panadura Sports Club, Southern Express, Sri Lanka Board XI
Playing role Allrounder
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height 5 ft 10 in
Education Sri Sumangala College, Panadura
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 42 | 75 | 8 | 1232 | 95 | 18.38 | 2596 | 47.45 | 0 | 6 | 150 | 22 | 19 | 0 |
ODIs | 13 | 12 | 0 | 152 | 30 | 12.66 | 199 | 76.38 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
T20Is | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 6 | 16.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 223 | 362 | 27 | 7824 | 137* | 23.35 | 4 | 42 | 150 | 0 | ||||
List A | 176 | 162 | 9 | 2651 | 74 | 17.32 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 86 | 68 | 7 | 803 | 62 | 13.16 | 747 | 107.49 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 20 | 23 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 42 | 76 | 10531 | 5655 | 160 | 6/32 | 10/78 | 35.34 | 3.22 | 65.8 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
ODIs | 13 | 10 | 456 | 409 | 13 | 3/48 | 3/48 | 31.46 | 5.38 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is | 3 | 3 | 60 | 72 | 3 | 3/26 | 3/26 | 24.00 | 7.20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 223 | 41956 | 21266 | 807 | 7/71 | 26.35 | 3.04 | 51.9 | 42 | 4 | |||
List A | 176 | 7172 | 4927 | 163 | 6/28 | 6/28 | 30.22 | 4.12 | 44.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
T20s | 86 | 81 | 1561 | 1707 | 74 | 3/14 | 3/14 | 23.06 | 6.56 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Jan 16-20, 2014 scorecard |
Last Test | Sri Lanka v England at Galle, Jan 14-18, 2021 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (RPS), Oct 13, 2007 scorecard |
Last ODI | Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Dubai (DSC), Sep 15, 2018 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Sri Lanka v Australia at Pallekele, Aug 6, 2011 scorecard |
Last T20I | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi, Nov 25, 2011 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 2000/01 |
Last First-class | Sri Lanka v England at Galle, Jan 14-18, 2021 scorecard |
List A debut | 2000/01 |
Last List A | Colts Cricket Club v Saracens Sports Club at Colombo (Colts), Mar 12, 2019 scorecard |
T20s debut | Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v Galle Cricket Club at Colombo (Police), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard |
Last T20s | Galle Gladiators v Kandy Tuskers at Hambantota, Dec 10, 2020 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0, 4/109, 24, 0/34 | Sri Lanka | v England | Galle | 14 Jan 2021 | Test # 2403 |
3, 1/30 | Tuskers | v Gladiators | Hambantota | 10 Dec 2020 | T20 |
0/21 | Tuskers | v Stallions | Hambantota | 9 Dec 2020 | T20 |
12 | Tuskers | v Kings | Hambantota | 5 Dec 2020 | T20 |
0*, 1/23 | Tuskers | v Viiking | Hambantota | 3 Dec 2020 | T20 |
0/30, 9 | Tuskers | v Stallions | Hambantota | 1 Dec 2020 | T20 |
1/26 | Tuskers | v Gladiators | Hambantota | 30 Nov 2020 | T20 |
0/18 | Tuskers | v Viiking | Hambantota | 28 Nov 2020 | T20 |
4/119, 27, 12 | Colts | v Nondescripts | Colombo (CCC) | 25 Aug 2020 | FC |
58, 3/84, 7* | Colts | v Chilaw | Colombo (SSC) | 20 Aug 2020 | FC |
A classical offspinner with an easy, fluent action, Dilruwan Perera had been among Sri Lanka's steadiest first-class performers, before being rewarded with the second spinner's berth in the Test squad, in 2014. It was with the bat that he made his first impression in Tests: Perera came within five runs of scoring a century on debut, against Pakistan at Sharjah, but he asserted himself as a bowler soon enough. His second-innings five-wicket haul helped wipe Bangladesh out in Dhaka, less than two weeks later.