Personal Information

Full NameNarangoda Liyanaarachchilage Thisara Chirantha Perera
BornApril 3, 1989 Colombo
Age34 Years, 11 Months, 16 Days
National SideSri Lanka
Batting StyleLeft Handed
BowlingRight-arm medium fast
SportCricket

Ranking

TestODIT20
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Man of the Match

TestODIT20World CupCL
012502

Career Information

Teams PlayedSri Lanka, Asia XI, ICC World XI, Sri Lankan Board XI, Colts Cricket Club, Gloucestershire, Sri Lanka Army Sports Club, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lankan Invitation XI, Sinhalese Sports Club, Punjab Kings, Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Wayamba, Sri Lanka Under-19, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Brisbane Heat, Melbourne Renegades, Basnahira, Kandurata Warriors, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rangpur Rangers, Barbados Royals, Saint Lucia Kings, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Antigua Hawksbills, Sri Lanka Cricket Board President XI, Uthura Yellows, Mohammedan Sporting Club, Yaal Blazers, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Minister Group Dhaka, Comilla Victorians, Barisal Bulls, Colombo, Kandy, Rising Pune Supergiant, Quetta Gladiators, Karachi Kings, Kandy Crusaders, Khulna Tigers, Kandy District, Colombo District, Dambulla, World XI, Bangla Tigers, Team Srilankan Cricket, Multan Sultans, Montreal Tigers, Paktia Panthers, Sindhis, Sri Lanka Legends, Jaffna Kings, Pune Devils, World Giants, Gujarat Giants
Career Span

Narangoda Liyanaarachchilage Thisara Chirantha Perera Overall Stats

Batting & Fielding Performance

MIN/ORHS100s50s4s6sAVGS/RCTSTDucksR/O
Test
610020375 v PAK0121420.3073.021000
ODI
166133162338140 v NZ1101768419.98112.086201111
World Cup
1614216747* v AFG0013513.91121.018012
T20I
847422120461 v WI03886423.15151.6330097
CL
1413316657* v TRI01121016.60139.496031
CPL
151228220 v GUY00538.2096.477011
IPL
3730842240 v RCB00232619.18137.4512011
tten
1412212047 v PAK0041112.00184.615000
legends_league
6605822 v MNT00529.66128.882010
ttwenty_non_domestic
8808422 v MNT009210.50127.273010

Bowling Performance

IOMRWBest3s5sAVGE/RS/RMtc
Test
815920653114/63 v PAK1059.364.1086.726
ODI
157983.22857401756/44 v PAK13432.805.8333.71157
World Cup
16112.51661143/24 v CAN1047.215.8548.3516
T20I
67183.411717513/24 v PAK3033.669.3421.6067
CL
14390341122/15 v BR0028.418.7419.5014
CPL
1230.5028182/17 v JAM0035.129.1123.1212
IPL
36116.201016313/20 v PWI3032.778.7322.5136
tten
1218.2021752/21 v TAD0043.4011.8322.0012
legends_league
514010952/16 v IC0021.807.7816.805
ttwenty_non_domestic
719015382/16 v IC0019.128.0514.257

Narangoda Liyanaarachchilage Thisara Chirantha Perera Profile

A burly and strong man, Thisara Perera is a right-arm fast-medium bowler who bats left handed and has been touted as a genuine all-rounder in the Sri Lankan ranks. He earned his call-up to the national squad in 2009 as an emergency backup to an injured Angelo Mathews and has since then impressed with both bat and ball.

Opening the bowling for his Under-19 squad, Thisara performed well on the England tour and was brilliant in a tri-nation tournament involving India and Bangladesh, picking up eight wickets in four matches. His performances earned him a ticket to Sri Lanka's Under-19 team for the World Cup held in Malaysia in 2008. Injuries to senior players paved the way for an ODI debut against India in 2009. Thisara also took six wickets in the tri-series involving India and Bangladesh in Dhaka and shared a match-winning partnership with Thilan Samaraweera against India. Since then, Perera has regularly featured in ODIs and T20Is for Sri Lanka and has made a reputation for himself for his ability to strike a heavy ball and clear the boundary with relative ease.

Due to his all-round prowess, Perera was usurped by the Chennai franchise in the Indian T20 League in 2010. He then represented the now defunct Kerala franchise in 2011 before being transferred to Mumbai for the 5th edition of the Indian T20 League in 2012. The following year, he was released from Mumbai and traded to the Hyderabad franchise for the sixth edition of the league. Perera’s pattern of one-year stints in various teams in the league continued when he became the only Sri Lankan player to be bought in the 2014 auction. He was one of the many key buys made by Mohali. In the Big Bash League, Perera was picked by Brisbane Heat.