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| Full name | Narangoda Liyanaarachchilage Thisara Chirantha Perera | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 April 1989 Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Panda, TP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowling all-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National side |
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| Test debut (cap 115) | 26 May 2011 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 8 July 2012 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 141) | 24 December 2009 v India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 14 March 2021 v West Indies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 36) | 3 May 2010 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 7 March 2021 v West Indies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008/09–2013/14 | Colts Cricket Club[a] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Kings XI Punjab (squad no. 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014/15–2018/19 | Sinhalese Sports Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015, 2017 | Rangpur Riders (squad no. 16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Quetta Gladiators (squad no. 16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019/20–present | Sri Lanka Army Sports Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Jaffna Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Khulna Tigers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Sylhet Strikers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Colombo Strikers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Narangoda Liyanaarachchige Thisara Chirantha Perera (Sinhala: තිසර පෙරේරා; born 3 April 1989), popularly as Thisara Perera, is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer who played all formats for the national team. He also captained the team in limited-overs formats.[1] Domestically he plays for Sri Lanka Army Sports Club in the Premier Trophy and Premier Limited-Overs Tournament, and the Jaffna Stallions in the Lanka Premier League. Perera has played franchise T20 cricket all around the world for numerous leagues. Primarily a bowling all-rounder, he is an aggressive left-handed batsman who can hit big sixes in death overs and is a useful right-arm medium-fast bowler.
Perera was a part of the Sri Lankan team that won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, and scored the winning boundary in the final.[2] On 12 February 2016, Perera became the second player (after Australian Brett Lee) to take a hat-trick in both ODI & T20I.[3] In Australia he is known by his nickname "panda", which was bestowed upon him by George Bailey during his stint in the BBL with the Brisbane Heat, although he prefers "TP".[4]
On 26 July 2013 against South Africa, Perera hit Robin Peterson for 35 runs in one over (6, Wd, 6, 6, 6, 4, 6), which is recorded as the second most expensive over in ODI History. On 28 March 2021 Perera became the first Sri Lankan to hit six sixes in an over, doing so for the Sri Lanka Army Sports Club against Bloomfield. The bowler on the receiving end was part-time off-spinner Dilhan Cooray.
On 3 May 2021, Perera announced his retirement from international cricket,[5][6] however he confirmed that he would continue to play domestic and franchise cricket.[7]
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- ^ "Thisara Perera named captain for ODIs, T20Is against India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Thisara Perera: Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ "Thisara Perera becomes only the second cricketer after Brett Lee to take hat-trick in both ODIs and T20Is". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ "Shikhar Dhawan's ton wins; Thisara Perera's one over heroics in vain".
- ^ "Thisara Perera announces retirement from International Cricket". Sri Lanka Cricket. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Sri Lanka all-rounder Thisara Perera announces international retirement". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Thisara Perera retires from international cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2021.