Thisara Perera Biography
Thissara Perera is a young Sri Lankan right arm fast bowler who bats left handed and is being touted as a genuine allrounder. Thissara earned his callup to the national squad as an emergency backup to an injured Angelo Matthews and has since then impressed with both his bat and ball and consequently has been usurped by Chennai Super Kings in the IPL.
Opening the bowling for his Under-19 squad, Thissara performed well on their England tour and was brilliant in a tri-nation tournament involving India and Bangladesh picking up 8 wickets in four matches. His performances earned him a ticket to Sri Lanka’s Under 19 WC in Malaysia in 2008.
Injuries paved the way for him to make his ODI debut against India in 2009 where he scored 31 on debut. He also took 6 wickets in the tri-series involving India and Bangladesh in Dhaka and was involved in a match winning partnership with Samaraweera against India.
Since then he has featured in ODI’s and T20’s for Sri Lanka but still has some way to go before to becomes a regular in the Sri Lankan setup.
Fast Facts
He took his first five wicket haul against India in 2010 in only his 11th ODI.
He is only one of three Sri Lankan to take 5 wickets by the age of 21.
He has scored a century and also taken a five wicket haul in domestic cricket.
Thissara Perera is a young Sri Lankan right arm fast bowler who bats left handed and is being touted as a genuine allrounder. Thissara earned his callup to the national squad as an emergency backup to an injured Angelo Matthews and has since then impressed with both his bat and ball and consequently has been usurped by Chennai Super Kings in the IPL.
Opening the bowling for his Under-19 squad, Thissara performed well on their England tour and was brilliant in a tri-nation tournament involving India and Bangladesh picking up 8 wickets in four matches. His performances earned him a ticket to Sri Lanka’s Under 19 WC in Malaysia in 2008.
Injuries paved the way for him to make his ODI debut against India in 2009 where he scored 31 on debut. He also took 6 wickets in the tri-series involving India and Bangladesh in Dhaka and was involved in a match winning partnership with Samaraweera against India.
Since then he has featured in ODI’s and T20’s for Sri Lanka but still has some way to go before to becomes a regular in the Sri Lankan setup.
Fast Facts
He took his first five wicket haul against India in 2010 in only his 11th ODI.
He is only one of three Sri Lankan to take 5 wickets by the age of 21.
He has scored a century and also taken a five wicket haul in domestic cricket.
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Thisara Perera Finishing The Game Off vs Australia October 31 2010
Thisara Perera Clean Bowls Cameron White With a Beauty! GOLDEN DUCK!
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