Thisara Perera
INTL CAREER: 2009 - 2021
Full Name
Narangoda Liyanaarachchilage Thisara Chirantha Perera
Born
April 03, 1989, Colombo
Age
35y 31d
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Medium fast
Playing Role
Bowling Allrounder
Height
6ft 1in
Education
St. Joseph's College, Maradana
TEAMS
Sri LankaAsia LionsBarbados RoyalsChennai Super KingsColts Cricket ClubDhaka PlatoonGloucestershireGuyana Amazon WarriorsICC World XIJaffna KingsKarachi KingsKhulna TigersKings XI PunjabKochi Tuskers KeralaManipal TigersMelbourne RenegadesMontreal TigersMultan SultansMumbai IndiansQuetta GladiatorsRising Pune SupergiantsSri Lanka ASri Lanka Under-19sSt Kitts and Nevis PatriotsSt Lucia ZouksSunrisers HyderabadSylhet StrikersTexas ChargersWayamba
A bustling right-arm seamer and sporadically effective left-handed hitter, Thisara Perera has been been in Sri Lanka's short-format sides since 2010. Bowling is ostensibly Perera's major skill but, often deployed in the lower-middle order, he is also capable of delivering furious finishes to an innings. Perera is particularly severe on spin, which has led to his being used as a pinch-hitter through the middle overs, but he has at times also been weak to quality pace bowling.
He is the kind of player for whom form in one discipline usually bleeds into the other. Dropped for the limited-overs series against South Africa in July 2014, but roared back in the following ODI series against Pakistan, getting his bowling and his hitting in order. He struck 78 runs at a rate of 169.56 and claimed a series-high nine wickets at an average of 10.66.
Perera has also done well with bat and ball on previous tours to Australia, and has often been at his best against India, memorably slamming the straight six that completed Sri Lanka's World T20 triumph in 2014. His more recent years have been beset by inconsistency but Perera continues to command a place in the side. He has hat-tricks in both ODIs and T20s.
Perera began his schooling at St Anthony's, Wattala, before accepting a scholarship to join St Joseph's College. It turned out to be a productive move as he teamed up with Angelo Mathews and produced many noteworthy performances in the thriving schools cricket scene. Perera played a key role in helping his school break the hoodoo in the Battle of the Saints (against St Peters College) that lasted more than 35 years. He received his maiden national call-up during Sri Lanka's tour of India in 2009 as an emergency replacement for Mathews.
That quickly led to an IPL contract, as he was bought by Chennai Super Kings for $50,000, and he has been one of the few Sri Lanka players to consistently find employment in the competition.
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