Thisara Perera
87Sri Lanka · PACE · 2009 to 2021 · on scorecards: NLTC Perera
BATTING
- Matches
- 166
- Innings
- 133
- Runs
- 2338
- Average
- 19.98
- Strike rate
- 112.08
- High score
- 140
- 100s / 50s
- 1 / 10
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 175
- Average
- 32.8
- Economy
- 5.83
- Strike rate
- 33.7
- Best figures
- 6/44
- 4w / 5w
- 5 / 4
- Catches / Stumpings
- 62 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 23
CAREER IN BRIEF
Thisara Perera played 166 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 2009 to 2021. The first came against India at Eden Gardens, with a score of 31, and the last against West Indies at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in 2021.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 2,179 runs at 19.6 in 159 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 140 from 74 balls against New Zealand at Bay Oval in 2019, in a defeat. The best bowling is 6 for 44 against Pakistan at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in 2012.
In all: 1 hundred, 10 fifties, 4 five-wicket hauls. At home the average was 22.7 across 65 ODIs; away it was 18.8 across 58 ODIs. The most runs came against South Africa: 405 runs at 28.9 in 19 ODIs. R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 19 ODIs and 191 runs at 14.7. Thisara Perera captained Sri Lanka in 3 ODIs, winning 1 and losing 2. The scorecards record 12 player-of-the-match awards. Sri Lanka won 76 of the ODIs Thisara Perera played and lost 80.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 166 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140 | 74 | New Zealand | Bay Oval | 2019 | Lost |
| 80* | 57 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2014 | Won |
| 80 | 63 | New Zealand | Saxton Oval | 2019 | Lost |
| 69* | 44 | South Africa | Diamond Oval | 2012 | Won |
| 65 | 49 | South Africa | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2013 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/44 | 10 | Pakistan | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | Won |
| 5/28 | 7.4 | India | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2010 | Won |
| 5/46 | 8 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2010 | Won |
| 5/55 | 9 | Afghanistan | Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 2018 | Lost |
| 4/33 | 8 | Zimbabwe | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2018 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 32 | 332 | 15.81 | 0/0 | 36 | 35.44 |
| Pakistan | 28 | 323 | 14.04 | 0/1 | 37 | 28.46 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 327 | 25.15 | 1/1 | 9 | 73.67 |
| South Africa | 19 | 405 | 28.93 | 0/3 | 20 | 27.70 |
| Australia | 17 | 114 | 10.36 | 0/0 | 20 | 30.75 |
| Bangladesh | 17 | 254 | 25.40 | 0/3 | 16 | 36.19 |
| England | 15 | 212 | 21.20 | 0/1 | 7 | 49.00 |
| West Indies | 6 | 134 | 22.33 | 0/0 | 7 | 31.43 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 114 | 38.00 | 0/1 | 7 | 21.29 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 96 | 48.00 | 0/0 | 10 | 15.70 |
| Scotland | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0/0 | 3 | 35.67 |
| Canada | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 8.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 65 | 1,020 | 22.67 | 0/6 | 76 | 25.45 |
| Away | 58 | 753 | 18.82 | 1/3 | 54 | 40.30 |
| Neutral | 43 | 565 | 17.66 | 0/1 | 45 | 36.22 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 31 | 31.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| 2010s | 159 | 2,179 | 19.63 | 1/10 | 171 | 32.11 |
| 2020s | 5 | 128 | 25.60 | 0/0 | 4 | 46.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 19 | 191 | 14.69 | 0/1 | 21 | 29.86 |
| Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 17 | 338 | 28.17 | 0/2 | 18 | 32.39 |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 15 | 301 | 50.17 | 0/2 | 26 | 22.00 |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 14 | 213 | 21.30 | 0/1 | 15 | 21.60 |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 12 | 188 | 26.86 | 0/1 | 18 | 17.22 |
| Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0/0 | 5 | 42.60 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 2009 at Eden Gardens
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 2021 at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 3 April 1989
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium-fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 2,086
- Ducks
- 11
- Four-wicket hauls
- 5
- Most common batting position
- 8th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 99.9
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 129.3
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 16.4
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 24.1
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 1,974 balls faced in that period.
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