IPL playerSri Lanka2010 to 2016
Thisara Perera
On scorecards: NLTC Perera · Right-hand bat
Thisara Perera, a bowler, played six IPL seasons for six franchises. One title came along the way. Only five players have represented more franchises.
The arrival
Thisara Perera arrived through the auction: Chennai Super Kings paid ₹23 lakh (US$50k), the base price.
That first season brought 1 match, and ended with Chennai Super Kings as champions.
The peak
The best season was 2013, for Sunrisers Hyderabad: 19 wickets at 7.94 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.51, with best figures of 3 for 20.
Franchise by franchise
2010, Chennai Super Kings. Bought at the 2010 auction for ₹23 lakh. 1 match; champions in 2010.
2011, Kochi Tuskers Kerala. Bought at the 2011 auction for ₹36 lakh. 4 matches and 2 wickets.
2012, Mumbai Indians. Bought at the 2012 auction for ₹3.25 cr. 2 matches.
2013, Sunrisers Hyderabad. Bought at the 2013 auction for ₹3.65 cr. 16 matches, 235 runs and 19 wickets.
2015, Kings XI Punjab. Arrived outside the auction. 2 matches and 1 wicket.
2016, Rising Pune Supergiants. Bought at the 2016 auction for ₹1 cr. 12 matches, 150 runs and 9 wickets.
2014 is missing from the record: a season without an IPL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 31 wickets in 701 deliveries, at 8.70 runs an over against a league rate of 7.73 for the same seasons: 0.97 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time.
32.5% of the balls Thisara Perera bowled were dots, a lower share than 75% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 22.5 balls.
The fielding record: 13 catches and 6 run-outs.
At the auction
Thisara Perera went under the hammer ten times, bought six times and left unsold four times. The highest price was ₹3.65 cr (US$675k), paid by Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2013, more than 13 times the base price. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹23 lakh in 2010, ₹1 cr by 2016. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Kings XI Punjab in 2014.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Thisara Perera made 37 IPL appearances, the last for Rising Pune Supergiants in 2016.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Chennai Super Kings | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/0 | 0 | 19.00 | - | 0 | Champions | |
| 2011 | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 4 | 23 | 22 | 11.5 | 85.2 | 0/0 | 2 | 7.93 | 1/30 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | Mumbai Indians | 2 | 4 | 4* | 4.0 | 44.4 | 0/0 | 0 | 10.80 | - | 3 | ||
| 2013 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 16 | 235 | 40 | 23.5 | 142.4 | 0/0 | 19 | 7.94 | 3/20 | 5 | ||
| 2015 | Kings XI Punjab | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6.0 | 80.0 | 0/0 | 1 | 9.17 | 1/33 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Rising Pune Supergiants | 12 | 150 | 34 | 21.4 | 161.3 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.83 | 3/34 | 5 |
Franchise journey
- Chennai Super Kings: 2010
- Kochi Tuskers Kerala: 2011
- Mumbai Indians: 2012
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 2013
- Kings XI Punjab: 2015
- Rising Pune Supergiants: 2016
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 36.3% |
| Balls per four | 13.4 |
| Balls per six | 11.9 |
| Dot balls bowled | 32.5% |
| Balls per wicket | 22.5 |
| Catches | 13 |
| Run-outs | 6 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | – | ₹23 lakh | Sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹23 lakh (US$50k) |
| 2011 | – | ₹23 lakh | Sold to Kochi Tuskers Kerala for ₹36 lakh (US$80k) |
| 2012 | – | ₹25 lakh | Sold to Mumbai Indians for ₹3.25 cr (US$650k) |
| 2013 | – | ₹27 lakh | Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹3.65 cr (US$675k) |
| 2014 | AL1 | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹1.60 cr |
| 2016 | – | ₹1 cr | Sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for ₹1 cr |
| 2017 | All-rounder | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
| 2018 | All-rounder | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
| 2021 | – | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
| 2022 | – | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet