Dilruwan Perera

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Dilruwan Perera

Personal information
Full name	Mahawaduge Dilruwan Kamalaneth Perera
Born	22 July 1982 (age 33) Panadura, Sri Lanka
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm off spin
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Sri Lanka
Test debut	17 January 2014 v Pakistan
Last Test	22-26 Oct 2015 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 133)	13 October 2007 v England
Last ODI	16 December 2014 v England
T20I debut	6 August 2011 v Australia
Last T20I	25 November 2011 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2000/01–03/04	Panadura Sports Club
2004/05	Chilaw Marians Cricket Club
2005/06–06/07	Panadura Sports Club
2007/08–present	Colts Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition Test ODIs T20I Matches 9 5 3 Runs scored 155 44 1 Batting average 11.07 11.00 0.50 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0 Top score 95 30 1 Balls bowled 2,572 96 60 Wickets 44 2 3 Bowling average 29.56 40.50 24.00 5 wickets in innings 3 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a Best bowling 5/69 1/17 3/26 Catches/stumpings 6/– 0/– 0/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 26 October 2015

Mahawaduge Dilruwan Kamalaneth Perera (born July 22, 1982, Panadura), or Dilruwan Perera, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who currently plays for Tests. He plays domestically for the Colts Cricket Club. An allrounder, Perera is a right-arm offbreak bowler and right-handed batsman. In 2004 he represented Sri Lanka at the Hong Kong Sixes competition.

Contents

• 1 International career
• 2 Performances
  • 2.1 Test 5 wicket hauls
• 3 International Awards
  • 3.1 Test Cricket
    • 3.1.1 Player of the Series awards
• 4 References
• 5 External links

International career

On 13 October 2007 Perera made his ODI debut against England in Colombo. Opening the batting, he scored 30.
On 16 January 2014 he made his test debut against Pakistan at Sharjah. Coming in to bat at number 8, he was the top scorer in Sri Lanka's 1st innings with 95.
After a series of good bowling and five-wicket hauls, Perera was dropped from the Test squad due to many upcoming new talents. However, he had late response to international cricket at the age of 30, Perera showcased him sheer talents when he get the chance to play. Perera was included to the Test series against West Indies in October 2015, and played in the second Test at P Sara Oval. He could not show talents with the bat, but he took 4 wickets in crucial intervals of the match. Sri Lanka finally won the match by 72 runs and won the series 2-0.

Performances

Test 5 wicket hauls

#	Figures	Match	Opponent	Venue	City	Country	Year
1	5/109	2	Bangladesh	Shere Bangla Stadium	Dhaka	Bangladesh	2014
2	5/69	5	South Africa	SSC Ground	Colombo	Sri Lanka	2014
3	5/137	6	Pakistan	Galle International Stadium	Galle	Sri Lanka	2014

International Awards

Test Cricket

Player of the Series awards

S No	Series	Season	Match Performance	Result
1	South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series	2014	16 wickets with one five-wicket haul, avg. 23.12 19 runs (2 matches)	South Africa won the series 1-0.[1]

References

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"South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2014".