Full Name : Thisara Chirantha Perera
Date of Birth : 3rd April 1989
Place of Birth : Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height : 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Batting Style : Left-Hand bat
Bowling Style : Right-Arm Medium-Fast
Test Debut (cap 115): 26 May 2011 v England
ODI Debut (cap 141) : 24th December 2009 v India
T20I Debut (cap 36) : 3rd May 2010 v Zimbabwe
Narangoda Liyanaarachchilage Thisara Chirantha Perera is a Sri Lankan cricketer. Thisara Perera represents Sri Lanka at the Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 levels. Thisara Perera plays first class cricket in Sri Lanka for the Colts Cricket Club and the Wayamba Wolves. An all-rounder, he is an aggressive left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
Early Career
Perera attended St. Joseph's College, Colombo, which has produced Sri Lankan cricketers such as Chaminda Vaas and Angelo Mathews. Thisara Perera represented Sri Lanka at various youth levels, and was selected for the 2008 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In November 2008, he made his first class debut for the Colts Cricket Club.
International Career
Perera made his international debut for Sri Lanka in December 2009, in a late call-up to play in an ODI against India in Kolkata. The following month, he was purchased by the Chennai Super Kings for US$50,000 in the auction for the 2010 Indian Premier League. In May 2010, he made his Twenty20 international debut, representing Sri Lanka in the ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies.
Thisara Perera took his first five-wicket haul in international cricket in August 2010, earning him the player of the match award in an ODI victory over India. Thisara Perera was a member of the Sri Lankan team that in October 2010 inflicted Australia's first defeat in a Twenty20 international in Australia, bringing up Sri Lanka's final 16 runs to win the match off three deliveries. Thisara Perera took five wickets in an ODI against Australia on the same tour.
Perera was a member of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2011 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh. Thisara Perera was part of the team defeated in the final of the tournament by India, scoring 22 not out off ten deliveries and taking the wicket of Gautam Gambhir. Thisara Perera price increased for the 2011 Indian Premier League, fetching US$80,000 from the Kochi Tuskers Kerala.Later in the year he was selected in Sri Lanka's Test squad for a series against England. Thisara Perera made his debut in the first Test of the series at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. In an innings defeat, he scored 25 and 20 with the bat and took no wickets. Thisara Perera was not selected for the Test series against Pakistan later in the year, being retained only for the ODI and Twenty20 sides, but was recalled to the Test team for the end-of-year tour of South Africa. Thisara Perera played in all three Tests of the tour, scoring 81 runs and taking five wickets. Thisara Perera played two ODIs on the tour and scored his first half-century in the format—69 not out off 44 balls—to help Sri Lanka to victory in the fourth of the five-match series in Kimberley.
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