Kusal Perera

Kusal Perera

Wicket-keeper Batter

Batting Style Left Hand Bat
Age 33 years
Place of Birth Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka batters with highest 4th-innings Test score (matches won) 

Sri Lanka beat England in the third and final Test at the Kennington Oval.

3rd T20I: India beat SL in Super Over, register whitewash

India recorded a 3-0 clean sweep in the T20I series against hosts Sri Lanka.

28 Jul 2024

Indian Cricket Team

All-round India thrash SL in rain-curtailed second T20I: Stats

India thrashed Sri Lanka by seven wickets (DLS method) in the second T20I to seal the three-match series 2-0.

28 Jul 2024

Kusal Mendis

Kusal Perera accomplishes this milestone with 14th T20I fifty

Dashing Sri Lankan batter Kusal Perera hammered a stunning half-century against India in the second T20I in Pallekele.

24 Jul 2024

India vs Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs India, T20Is: Batters with most sixes

Sri Lanka and India gear up for a three-match T20I series, starting July 27.

24 Jul 2024

India vs Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs India, T20Is: Decoding the century-plus partnerships

India face hosts Sri Lanka in a three-match T20I series, starting on July 27. All three matches will be held at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele.

09 Mar 2024

Kusal Mendis

Kusal Mendis completes 1,500 T20I runs with career-best 86 

Sri Lanka batter Kusal Mendis has completed 1,500 runs in T20 Internationals.

04 Mar 2024

Kusal Mendis

Kusal Mendis hammers his fifth T20I fifty versus Bangladesh: Stats

Veteran Sri Lanka batter Kusal Mendis smoked a brilliant half-century in the opening T20I against Bangladesh in Sylhet.

09 Nov 2023

ICC Cricket World Cup

Sri Lanka lost 20 first-powerplay wickets in World Cup 2023 

Sri Lanka were bundled out for 171 against New Zealand in their final 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup encounter in Bengaluru.

09 Nov 2023

ICC Cricket World Cup

World Cup 2023: NZ bundle out SL for 171

Sri Lanka have been folded for 171/10 against New Zealand in their last league game of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.

09 Nov 2023

Kusal Mendis

Kusal Perera smashes fastest half-century of 2023 World Cup

Sri Lankan opener Kusal Perera played a breathtaking knock against New Zealand in Match 41 of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup in Bengaluru.

20 Oct 2023

ICC Cricket World Cup

ICC World Cup: Struggling Sri Lanka meet rejuvenated Netherlands 

Sri Lanka will be up against a rejuvenated Netherlands side in Match 19 of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.

16 Oct 2023

Pathum Nissanka

Pathum Nissanka slams second successive fifty, completes 1,500 ODI runs 

Sri Lanka batter Pathum Nissanka has slammed his 11th half-century in One-Day Internationals.

16 Oct 2023

ICC Cricket World Cup

World Cup: SL's Kusal Perera slams his 16th ODI half-century

Sri Lanka batter Kusal Perera has slammed his 16th half-century in One-Day Internationals.

29 Sep 2023

Pathum Nissanka

World Cup warm-up matches: Pathum Nissanka slams 68 versus Bangladesh

Sri Lankan opener Pathum Nissanka scored an impressive half-century in Sri Lanka's first warm-up game against Bangladesh in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.

Sri Lanka beat New Zealand in Super Over: Key Stats 

Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand in the Super Over of the opening T20I, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

NZ vs SL: Kusal Perera smokes unbeaten fifty on comeback 

Kusal Perera slammed an unbeaten fifty on comeback as Sri Lanka posted 196/5 while batting first in the opening T20I versus New Zealand.

Charith Asalanka slams his maiden T20I fifty vs NZ: Stats 

Charith Asalanka's fiery half-century powered Sri Lanka to 196/5 while batting first in the opening T20I versus New Zealand.

16 Jul 2021

India vs Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs India: Injured Kusal Perera gets ruled out

The Sri Lankan cricket team has suffered a blow as senior batter Kusal Perera has been ruled out of both the ODIs and T20Is against India due to a shoulder injury.

30 Jun 2021

England Cricket Team

England beat Sri Lanka in first ODI: Records broken

After hammering Sri Lanka 3-0 in the T20Is, the England cricket team won the first ODI by five wickets.

27 Jun 2021

England Cricket Team

England vs Sri Lanka, ODIs: Records that can be scripted

After thrashing Sri Lanka in the three-match T20I series by a 3-0 margin, England will be aiming to produce a similar show in the upcoming ODI series, starting Tuesday.

Sri Lanka announce 24-member squad for limited-overs tour of England

Sri Lanka are set to be involved in a limited-overs series against England, starting June 23.

Sri Lanka's Chameera and Perera gain in ICC ODI Rankings

Sri Lanka fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera and captain Kusal Perera have gained big in the latest ICC Men's ODI Rankings.

Sri Lanka win third ODI, Bangladesh seal three-match series 2-1

A stunning five-wicket haul by Dushmantha Chameera helped Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh in the third ODI at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka.

01 Nov 2020

Irfan Pathan

Lanka Premier League: Irfan Pathan to play for Kandy Tuskers

Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan is set to participate in the impending Lanka Premier League (LPL).

When MS Dhoni lost his cool due to Kuldeep Yadav

Former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is known for keeping his cool, regardless of any situation.

07 Jan 2020

Rohit Sharma

2nd T20I, India beat Sri Lanka: List of records broken

All-round India overcame Sri Lanka in the second T20I in Indore to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

01 Nov 2019

David Warner

3rd T20I, Australia beat Sri Lanka: List of records broken

Australia rode on another unbeaten show from David Warner to beat Sri Lanka in the third and final T20I on Friday.

12 Oct 2019

Pakistan Cricket Team

Pakistan No. 1 in T20Is despite loss to Sri Lanka

Pakistan endured a tough time in the just-concluded three-match T20I series at home against Sri Lanka, as they succumbed to a 0-3 whitewash.

Sri Lanka beat South Africa in first Test: Records broken

Sri Lanka stunned South Africa in the first Test at the Kingsmead in Durban.

Kusal Perera discharged from hospital, will bat if needed

Sri Lankan batsman Kusal Perera has been discharged from the hospital after he was declared to be 'out of danger'.

06 Mar 2018

Rohit Sharma

Sri Lanka beat India in 1st T20I, here're records broken

Sri Lanka defeated India by 5 wickets in the first match of the 2018 Nidahas Trophy Twenty 20 tri-series.