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Dilruwan Perera

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PositionAll-rounder
Born22 Jul 1982 (43 years)
NationalitySri Lanka flagSri Lanka
Number47

Dilruwan Perera has played for teams like Sri Lanka, Panadura Sports Club, Colts Cricket Club and Basnahira South. He is a right handed batsman and a right arm offbreak bowler.

Perera made his first class and List A debut in 2000-01. His international one day debut took place on 13 October 2007 at Colombo in a Sri Lanka versus England match. He also made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004 at Colombo in a Galle Cricket Club versus Chilaw Marians Cricket Club match.

In first class cricket Perera has appeared in 84 matches wherein he has played in 145 innings. During these he has piled up 3374 runs at a batting average of 24.62 and was unbeaten 8 times. His highest score is 134 and he has taken 78 catches. He has also bowled 13077 deliveries and given away 6323 runs at a bowling average of 25.91. His economy has been 2.90 and he has taken 5 wickets 10 times.

Perera has participated in 75 List A matches out of which he has played in 73 innings during which he has scored 1376 runs at a batting average of 18.84. His highest score has been 74 and he has taken 22 catches.

Career Highlights

In first class cricket Perera has so far accrued 3 hundreds and 12 fifties and has taken 244 wickets.

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