Theresa Liyanaarachchige Narangoda Thisara Chirantha Perera, better known by his nickname Thisara Perera, was born on April 3, 1989. He is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer who competed for the national side in all forms of the game on many occasions. In addition, he led the squad in limited-overs forms whenever they played. His domestic teams include the Jaffna Stallions, who compete in the Lanka Premier League, the Sri Lanka Army Sports Club, which competes in the Premier Trophy and the Premier Limited-Overs Tournament, and the Jaffna Stallions.
Throughout his career, Perera has participated in franchise Twenty20 cricket for a variety of leagues all around the globe. His primary role is that of a bowling all-rounder. He is a left-handed batter who is aggressive and capable of hitting massive sixes in death overs. Additionally, he is a right-arm medium-fast bowler who is valuable. As a member of the Sri Lankan side that triumphed in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, Perera was responsible for scoring the six that proved to be the game-winning six. On February 12, 2016, Perera became the second player in the history of cricket to get a hat-trick in both one-day internationals and Twenty20 internationals, following in the footsteps of Brett Lee, an Australian.
In Australia, he is recognized by his moniker “Panda,” which was given to him by George Bailey during his time playing for the Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League. However, he prefers to be referred to by his nickname, “TP.”There is a record for the second most costly over in the history of one-day internationals. This occurred on July 26, 2013, when Perera hit Robin Peterson for 35 runs in one over (6, Wd, 6, 6, 6, 4, 6). When Perera smashed six sixes in an over for the Sri Lanka Army Sports Club on March 28, 2021, he made history by being the first Sri Lankan to do so. He did this while playing against Bloomfield. The bowler who was on the receiving end was Dilhan Cooray, who bowled off-spin on a part-time basis.
On May 3, 2021, Perera announced that he would be retiring from international cricket. However, he reaffirmed that he will continue to play cricket for his franchise and to play local cricket. Since he was an adolescent, Thisara Perera has been playing cricket. He began his career at St. Anthony’s College in Wattala. Later on, he went to the renowned St. Joseph’s College in Colombo, which is known for producing some of the most successful cricket players in Sri Lanka, including Chaminda Vaas, Angelo Mathews, and Dimuth Karunaratne.
Thisara Perera Biography
| Name | Thisara Perera |
| Full Name | Narangoda Liyanaarachchige Thisara Chirantha Perera |
| Date of Birth | 3 April 1989 |
| Place of Birth | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | Srilankan |
| Father’s Name | Clement Perera |
| Mother’s Name | Swarnamali Rupasinghe Perera |
| Siblings | NA |
| Spouse | Sherami Dinulshika |
| Marriage Date | October 2020 |
| Children | NA |
| Role | Batting Allrounder |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium Fast |
| ODI Debut | December 24, 2009 vs. India |
| Test Debut | May 26, 2011 vs. England |
| Favourite Food | NA |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Blue |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
Following his selection for the 2008 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, he went on to represent Sri Lanka at several different young levels. In November 2008, he made his debut for the Colts Cricket Club in the first class. In 18 one-day internationals for under-19 players, he has taken 41 wickets. Additionally, he is the highest wicket-taker for the Sri Lanka under-19 side, even though he has never before taken a fifer in his whole career. After receiving a late call-up to participate in a one-day international match against India in Kolkata in December 2009, Perera made his debut for Sri Lanka in the international arena.
In August 2010, he achieved his first five-wicket haul in international cricket, which made him the recipient of the Player of the Match award. The match was a one-day international triumph against India. During the same trip, he grabbed five wickets in a one-day international match against Australia. In 2011, Sri Lanka, India, and Bangladesh hosted the Cricket World Cup. Perera was a part of the Sri Lankan team that competed in the tournament. After scoring 22 runs without being out of 10 deliveries and capturing the wicket of Gautam Gambhir, he was a member of the squad that India beat in the trophy’s championship match.
The only players he was kept for were the One-Day International and Twenty20 teams, but he was brought back into the Test squad for the trip to South Africa at the end of the year. He was not picked for the Test series that was played against Pakistan later in the year. During the trip, he participated in two one-day internationals and made his maiden half-century in the format, which ended up being 69 not out off 44 balls. This helped Sri Lanka win the fourth match of the five-match series, which took place in Kimberley.
During the second one-day international of the series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in 2012, he displayed outstanding late-order hitting and became the first person in history to capture six wickets against Pakistan in an ODI. This set a new record for him in his career. This effort earned him the title of Man of the Match as well. In the fourth one-day international of the same series, he stunned Pakistan by achieving a hat-trick and a run-out in his very first over.
Batting & Fielding Stats
| YEAR | MAT | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 36 | 8 | 422 | 40 | 19.18 | 307 | 137.46 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12 | 3 | 150 | 34 | 21.42 | 93 | 161.29 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 6.00 | 15 | 80.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 16 | 4 | 233 | 40 | 23.30 | 163 | 142.94 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4* | 4.00 | 9 | 44.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 11.50 | 27 | 85.18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| YEAR | MAT | BALLS | RUNS | WKTS | BBM | AVE | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 37 | 698 | 1016 | 31 | 3/20 | 32.77 | 8.73 | 22.52 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12 | 199 | 326 | 9 | 3/34 | 36.22 | 9.82 | 22.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 36 | 55 | 1 | 1/33 | 55.00 | 9.16 | 36.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 16 | 358 | 478 | 19 | 3/20 | 25.15 | 8.01 | 18.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 0/8 | – | 10.80 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 84 | 111 | 2 | 1/30 | 55.50 | 7.92 | 42.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0/19 | – | 19.00 | – | 0 | 0 |
He grabbed the wicket of Saajid and became the first Sri Lankan to achieve a hat-trick against Pakistan. Additionally, Perera holds the record for the greatest one-day international score for Sri Lanka while batting at number 9 or below. He achieved this feat by scoring 80 runs without missing a single wicket. In the second one-day international match against New Zealand, which took place on January 5, 2019, Perera made 140 runs off of 74 balls, which was his maiden century in one-day internationals.
It came from 57 balls, making it the quickest century ever scored against New Zealand in one-day internationals. Additionally, throughout his innings, Perera went on to strike thirteen sixes, which is the highest by a Sri Lankan batsman in a one-day international (ODI) match and the most by a batsman on the losing side in an ODI match.
