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Kusal Perera

Role

Batter

Nationality

Sri Lanka

Biography

From the outside, when you see this bloke bat, you would feel he is a Sanath Jayasuriya-incarnate. The short-arm jabs, the murderous cuts and the delightful lofted flicks are reminiscent of one of world cricket's most destructive batter but there is more to Mathurage Don Kusal Janith Perera than meets the eye.


A left-handed batter and wicketkeeper, Kusal Perera represented the Sri Lankan U19 squad regularly since 2007. He was then called up to the side for the U19 World Cup in Malaysia the following year. An aggressive batter, Perera made his first-class debut for the Colts Cricket Club in 2009 and scored his maiden fifty.


Also a part of the Sri Lankan A side, Perera was included in Ruhunu's Champions League T20 squad in 2011. Two years later, Kusal was called up to Sri Lanka's ODI side for their series against Australia, where he made his international debut. His reputation as a smasher early on in the innings inevitably drew comparisons with Sanath Jayasuriya's style of play and that brought Perera some rich dividends none more so than being roped in by the cash rich Indian Premier League for it's sixth season in 2013. He represented the Rajasthan franchise but managed to play only a couple of games. Sri Lanka stuck with him and he rewarded their faith late in the year 2013 with a Man of the Match performance in the second T20I against Pakistan that secured Sri Lanka's no.1 ranking in the format.

Statistics 2025

Matches

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Runs

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Highest Score

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Wickets

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Date Of Birth

17 AUGUST 1990

Batting Style

Left Handed

Bowling Style

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CAREER STATISTICS

BATTING
MATCHES
NO
RUNS
HIGH SCORE
AVERAGE
S/R
100s
50s
4s
6s
2025
1
-
101
101 v New Zealand
101
219.56
1
-
13
4
2024
13
1
295
55 v West Indies
24.58
135.94
-
2
34
6
2023
3
1
121
53 v New Zealand
60.5
123.46
-
1
8
4
2021
13
1
246
39 v South Africa
20.5
113.88
-
-
21
4
2020
5
-
122
66 v West Indies
30.5
137.07
-
1
9
6
2019
7
-
148
57 v Australia
21.14
119.35
-
1
12
3
2018
5
-
207
74 v Bangladesh
41.4
156.81
-
3
21
7
2017
5
-
181
77 v India
36.2
145.96
-
2
15
8
2016
3
-
39
22 v Australia
13
100
-
-
6
-
2015
4
-
75
40 v West Indies
18.75
129.31
-
-
11
1
2014
9
-
220
64 v Bangladesh
24.44
141.93
-
2
23
10
2013
9
-
301
84 v Pakistan
33.44
128.08
-
3
26
12
Overall
77
3
2056
101 v New Zealand
28.16
134.11
1
15
199
65
BOWLING
INN
BALLS
RUNS
WICKETS
BBI
AVERAGE
ECON
S/R
3w
5w
Overall
0
0
0
0
0 v
0
0
0
0
0
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