Personal Information

Full Name Mathurage Don Kusal Janitha Perera
Born August 17, 1990 Kalubowila
Age 34 Years, 1 Months, 20 Days
National Side Sri Lanka
Batting Style Left Handed
Bowling -
Sport Cricket

Ranking

Test ODI T20
Batting - 137 103
Bowling - - -

Man of the Match

Test ODI T20 World Cup CL
1 5 7 0 0

Career Information

Teams Played Sri Lanka, Colts Cricket Club, Police Sports Club, Ruhuna, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lankan Invitation XI, Sri Lanka Schools, Rajasthan Royals, Wayamba, Sri Lanka Under-19, Basnahira, Wayamba United, Rangpur Riders, Sri Lanka Cricket Board President XI, Ruhuna Reds, Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI, Southern Express, Comilla Victorians, Colombo, Kandy, Sri Lankans, Kegalle District, Dambulla, Delhi Bulls, Colombo Strikers, Dambulla Sixers, Galle Marvels, Kandy Falcons, Fortune Barishal, SLC Greens, New York Strikers, MI Emirates
Career Span

Mathurage Don Kusal Janitha Perera Overall Stats

Batting & Fielding Performance

M I N/O R HS 100s 50s 4s 6s AVG S/R CT ST Ducks R/O
Test
22 41 3 1177 153* v SA 2 7 151 12 30.97 72.25 19 8 5 0 1
ODI
116 111 5 3237 135 v IRE 6 17 362 52 30.53 92.88 50 3 12 9 2
World Cup
16 16 0 449 78 v AFG 0 5 59 5 28.06 107.93 11 0 1 1 2
T20I
69 68 2 1796 84 v PAK 0 14 169 57 27.21 131.28 17 6 3 2 3
CL
8 8 0 110 39 v WAR 0 0 13 4 13.75 119.56 4 1 0 1 6
ILT20
10 10 0 335 65 v DV 0 2 37 12 33.50 157.27 1 0 1 1 6
IPL
2 2 0 14 14 v DC 0 0 3 0 7.00 107.69 - - 1 0 6
ttwenty_domestic
101 98 8 2315 102* v JK 1 16 216 105 25.72 141.07 35 21 10 7 6
T10
11 11 2 195 50* v BT 0 1 25 5 21.66 165.25 2 0 0 0 7
tten
11 11 2 195 50* v BT 0 1 25 5 21.66 165.25 2 0 0 0 7

Bowling Performance

I O M R W Best 3s 5s AVG E/R S/R Mtc

Mathurage Don Kusal Janitha Perera Profile

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 batsman but there is more to Mathurage Don Kusal Janith Perera than meets the eye.

A left-handed batsman 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 batsman, 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 T20 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. A lot of expectations are on the shoulders of this youngster and it would be his loss if he doesn't make his talent count.