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IPL playerSri Lanka2013

Kusal Perera

On scorecards: MDKJ Perera · Right-hand bat

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Seasons
2
Matches
14
Runs
SR 107.7
0
Wickets
0
Titles
0
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2013 to 2013 · Sources

Kusal Perera, a batter, spent a single IPL season with Rajasthan Royals, 2013: 2 matches, 14 runs.

The arrival

Kusal Perera arrived through the auction: Rajasthan Royals paid ₹11 lakh (US$20k), the base price.

That first season brought 2 matches and 14 runs.

At the auction

Kusal Perera went under the hammer ten times, bought once and left unsold nine times. The price was ₹11 lakh (US$20k), paid by Rajasthan Royals in 2013.

Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.

Season by season

Batting, bowling and fielding for each IPL season. SR is strike rate, Econ runs per over, POTM player-of-the-match awards; * not out.
SeasonTeamMRunsHSAvgSR50/100WktsEconBestCtPOTM
2013Rajasthan Royals214147.0107.70/0–––0

Franchise journey

Ball-by-ball detail

Career totals from ball-by-ball data, not split by season; included only where they agree exactly with the runs and wickets on this page.
MetricValue
Dot balls faced61.5%
Balls per four4.3
Balls per six13

At the auction

From the IPL auction archive; prices in lakh and crore of rupees, with the US dollar price for the auctions that were conducted in dollars (2008 to 2013).
AuctionSetBase priceResult
2013–₹11 lakhSold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹11 lakh (US$20k)
2014Wicketkeeper₹50 lakhUnsold
2015Wicketkeeper₹50 lakhUnsold
2018Wicketkeeper₹50 lakhUnsold
2019Wicketkeeper₹1 crUnsold
2020Wicketkeeper₹50 lakhUnsold
2021–₹50 lakhUnsold
2022–₹50 lakhUnsold
2025WK3₹75 lakhUnsold
2026WK2₹1 crUnsold

Sources