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| Full name | Mathurage Don Kusal Janith Perera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 August 1990 Kalubowila, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper-batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 130) | 28 August 2015 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 22 January 2021 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 155) | 13 January 2013 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 9 November 2023 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 48) | 26 January 2013 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 21 February 2024 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013 | Rajasthan Royals (squad no. 8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019–20 | Cumilla Warriors (squad no. 155) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Kandy Tuskers (squad no. 155) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Colombo Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Galle Gladiators | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 January 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mathurage Don Kusal Janith Perera (Sinhala: කුසල් පෙරේරා) (born 17 August 1990), 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.
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.[1][2]
In May 2021, he was named as the captain of the Sri Lankan team, ahead of their One Day International (ODI) series against Bangladesh.[3] He was also a member of the Sri Lankan squad for the 2021 T20 world cup.
- ^ Rana, Yas (15 December 2019). "Men's Test innings of the decade, No.2: Kusal Perera's magical 153*". wisden. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
kusalepicwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Kusal Perera named new Sri Lanka ODI captain; Karunaratne, Mathews, Chandimal dropped". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2022.