Thisara Perera
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| Full name | Narangoda Liyanaarachchilage Thissara Chirantha Perera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut | December 24 2009 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008– | Wayamba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Chennai Super Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011- | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, January 10 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Narangoda Liyanaarachchilage Thissara Chirantha Perera (April 3, 1989) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. A left-hand batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler, Perera has both a first class century and five-wicket haul to his name, making him an all rounder for Wayamba. He has also played for the Sri Lankan U-19 and Sri Lankan A teams. After making his first class debut in November 2008, Perera impressed Sri Lankan selectors enough to earn a One Day International debut on December 24, 2009 to replace Angelo Mathews.[1]
He has gained a reputation of being a hard-hitting batsmen and someone is able to clear the boundary on a regular basis.
He is a Catholic and attended St. Josephs College in Colombo.
During the tour of Australia in November 2010, Perera starred with both bat and ball. In the opening Twenty20 he struck 17 not out of 4 balls, including a towering 132 metre six.[1]
Indian Premier League
Due to his excellent performance in his debut against India, The Chennai Super Kings went for him at his base price. Superkings, who were seeking all-rounders initially, failed to get Pollard, Bond,[disambiguation needed] Roach[disambiguation needed] and Morgan but later picked Perera and Justin Kemp to fill in their overseas slots. He was picked up by the Kochi Tuskers Kerala in IPL 4 Auction on 9th January 2011.
Notes
- ^ a b "Player Profile: Thissara Perera". CricInfo. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
External links
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