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Kusal Perera

Sri Lanka · Janakpur Bolts · Hyderabad Kingsmen · Kandy Royals · Antigua and Barbuda Falcons · Police Sports Club · New York Strikers

Kusal Perera

36Sri Lanka168 cm

  • Left-handed strike-rotating top-order batter

T20 record

Batting

MatInnsRunsBallsAvgSRHS50s4s6sDot %
T201771744,2293,07326.30137.61023041814435.2
PSL151438024434.50155.7624351526.2
LPL393989763524.90141.31026923235.0
CPL33514625.50110.93404132.6
Last 10101012910614.30121.734014335.8

Batting style

Strike-rotating top-order batter

  • PowerplayOvers 1–6

    Strike rate143Par 132
    Balls per dismissal17Par 20

  • Middle oversOvers 7–15

    Strike rate139Par 128
    Balls per dismissal26Par 20

  • DeathOvers 16–20

    Strike rate185Par 159
    Balls per dismissal10Par 12
FigurePlayerParAgainst par
Average28.025.1
Strike rate145133
Boundary %20.217.4
Dot %33.138.4
Sixes, % of boundaries2333
Strike rate v pace153138
Strike rate v spin136126
Strike rate, first 10 balls128118

1,388 balls in T20s · Jan 2024 – Aug 2026

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Strengths and weaknesses

Strengths

  • Dot balls35% (field 40% across T20Is, LPL and 6 more)
  • Powerplay, battingSR 138 (field 125 across T20Is, LPL and 5 more)

By phase

Balls facedSROutBalls bowledEconWkts
Powerplay1,346137.6730–0
Middle overs1,466132.2640–0
Death (overs 16–20)261168.2240–0

Men's T20

International rank
64th
batters
Overall rank
161st
all T20 batters
Runs a match
+1.7
above an average player

Men's T20 batting, runs a match

AveragePeak +2.7
January 2025Now +1.7
20142017202020232026
ICC rank
36
570 points
Last 2 yearsMatRunsAvgSRWktsBowl avgEcon
T20611,16922.5136.7–––

Teams

Leagues

YearsMatRunsAvgSRWktsEcon
LPL2020–20263989724.90141.3––
ILT202024–20252152727.70142.0––
PSL2025–20261538034.50155.7––
Major Clubs T20 Tournament2024–2025410635.30189.3––
CPL202635125.50110.9––
IPL20132147.00107.7––
BPL2017100.000.0––

T20 streaks

Last 10CareerNowBest
30+ score1/1034%051125191416213416
  • Kusal Perera has made 30 or more in 1 of the last 10 T20 innings.

Last 10 T20s

DateTeamOpponentGroundBatBowlResult
23 Aug 2026Antigua and Barbuda FalconsGuyana Amazon WarriorsSir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua16 (21)–Guyana Amazon Warriors won by 7 wickets
22 Aug 2026Antigua and Barbuda FalconsTrinbago Knight RidersSir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua34* (24)–Antigua and Barbuda Falcons won by 5 wickets
20 Aug 2026Antigua and Barbuda FalconsSt Kitts and Nevis PatriotsSir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua1 (1)–Antigua and Barbuda Falcons won by 3 wickets
5 Aug 2026Kandy RoyalsColombo KapsR Premadasa Stadium2 (3)–Colombo Kaps won by 68 runs
30 Jul 2026Kandy RoyalsJaffna KingsPallekele International Cricket Stadium16 (10)–Jaffna Kings won by 21 runs
26 Jul 2026Kandy RoyalsJaffna KingsRangiri Dambulla International Stadium4 (3)–Jaffna Kings won by 93 runs
25 Jul 2026Kandy RoyalsGalle GallantsRangiri Dambulla International Stadium1 (4)–Kandy Royals won by 11 runs
23 Jul 2026Kandy RoyalsColombo KapsRangiri Dambulla International Stadium19 (14)–Colombo Kaps won by 23 runs
21 Jul 2026Kandy RoyalsDambulla SixersRangiri Dambulla International Stadium25 (20)–Kandy Royals won by 43 runs
19 Jul 2026Kandy RoyalsColombo KapsSinhalese Sports Club Ground11 (6)–Colombo Kaps won by 6 wickets

Records

  1. =2ndMost hundreds in LPL history1
  2. 3rdFastest hundreds in LPL history50
  3. 3rdFastest fifties in ODIs since 201117
  4. 3rdHighest partnerships in ILT20 history157*
  5. 4thHighest partnerships in LPL history154
  6. 9thHighest strike rates in ILT20 history142.05
  7. 9thHighest strike rates in LPL history141.26
  8. 10thMost runs in LPL history897
  9. 10thHighest scores in LPL history102*
  10. =10thMost fifties in LPL history5

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