Kusal Perera

Mathurage Don Kusal Janith Perera (Sinhala: කුසල් පෙරේරා) (born 17 August 1990), aka Kusal Perera is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer currently plays limited overs cricket and a former ODI cricket captain. He was a key member of the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 winning team.

Kusal Perera
Personal information
Full name
Mathurage Don Kusal Janith Perera
Born (1990-08-17) 17 August 1990
Kalubowila, Sri Lanka
NicknamePodi Sana
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleWicket-keeper-batter
International information
National side
  • Sri Lanka (2013–present)
Test debut (cap 130)28 August 2015 v India
Last Test22 January 2021 v England
ODI debut (cap 155)13 January 2013 v Australia
Last ODI9 November 2023 v New Zealand
T20I debut (cap 48)26 January 2013 v Australia
Last T20I21 February 2024 v Afghanistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Wayamba cricket team
2013Rajasthan Royals (squad no. 8)
Ruhuna cricket team
2019–20Cumilla Warriors (squad no. 155)
2020Kandy Tuskers (squad no. 155)
2021Colombo Stars
2022Galle Gladiators
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 22 116 66 76
Runs scored 1,177 3,237 1,677 4,949
Batting average 30.97 30.53 26.61 42.39
100s/50s 2/7 6/17 0/13 13/22
Top score 153* 135 84 336
Catches/stumpings 19/8 48/3 17/6 102/23
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 January 2024
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Sri Lanka
South Asian Games
2010 DhakaTeam

He scored 153 not out against South Africa in the first Test at Durban in 2019 to snatch the victory from the hands of South Africa by adding 78 runs for the last wicket with Vishwa Fernando in the match in the 4th innings of the Test match. That innings was named as the second-best Test innings of the decade by Wisden in 2019 and he also won the best test performance from ESPNcricinfo for 2019.

In May 2021, he was named as the captain of the Sri Lankan team, ahead of their One Day International (ODI) series against Bangladesh.

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