Personal Details
- Full Name Mathurage Don Kusal Janith Perera
- Age 35
- Date of Birth 17 August 1990
- Birthplace Kalubovila
- Batting Style Left Handed Bat
- Bowling Style Left-Arm Medium
KusalPerera
Wicket Keeper
Career Debuts
- ODI Debut 13 January 2013
- T20I Debut 26 January 2013
- Test Debut 28 August 2015
Player Story
Since making his one-day international debut in January 2013, Kusal Perera has made more than 100 appearances from all formats for Sri Lanka.
The left-handed batsman has earned a reputation as a quick scorer who hits the ball hard and has a strike rate above 89 in ODI cricket.
Perera has one Test and three ODI tons to his name, while in first-class cricket he once rocketed to 330 from 270 balls.
Perera can also be used as a back-up wicketkeeper and has performed the role in the past.
Batting and Fielding
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Matches
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Innings Batted
Inn
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Runs Scored
Runs
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Highest Score
HS
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Batting Average
Avg
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50s Scored
50s
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100s Scored
100s
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Strike Rate
SR
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Not Outs
NO
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4s Hit
4s
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6s Hit
6s
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Catches
Ct
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Stumpings
St
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| Test | 22 | 41 | 1,177 | 153 | 30.97 | 7 | 2 | 72.25 | 3 | 151 | 12 | 19 | 8 |
| T20I | 93 | 91 | 2,312 | 101 | 26.57 | 16 | 1 | 132.87 | 4 | 223 | 72 | 28 | 6 |
| ODI | 116 | 111 | 3,237 | 135 | 30.54 | 17 | 6 | 92.88 | 5 | 362 | 52 | 50 | 3 |
M: Matches
Inn: Innings Batted
Runs: Runs Scored
HS: Highest Score
Avg: Batting Average
50s: 50s Scored
100s: 100s Scored
SR: Strike Rate
NO: Not Outs
4s: 4s Hit
6s: 6s Hit
Ct: Catches
St: Stumpings
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News
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Sri Lanka axe three former captains in major shake-up
Reuters -
Sri Lankan stars withdraw from Pakistan tour
AFP -
Six of the best: Kusal joins legendary list
cricket.com.au -
Match Report
Perera the hero in epic Test run chase
Match ReportAFP -
Kusal retires hurt after bouncer blow
Sam Ferris -
Perera stretchered off after nasty crash
cricket.com.au -
Match Report
Sri Lanka storm to opening tri-series win
Match ReportAFP -
Sri Lanka name Perera replacement
AFP
Videos
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01:27
Perera posts fighting fifty in Melbourne
01:27 -
01:21 Featured
Ponting's World Cup danger men: Sri Lanka
01:21 Featured -
01:30
Perera pulls off stunning Sri Lankan upset
01:30 -
03:20
Perera retires hurt after shocking blow
03:20 -
00:38
Perera stretchered off after fielding incident
00:38 -
01:12
Perera posts ton as SL dominate
01:12 -
00:50
Perera goes on controversial DRS call
00:50 -
00:38
Faulkner claims ODI hat-trick
00:38