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Sri Lanka

Full name Panagodage Don Ruchira Laksiri Perera

Born April 6, 1977, Colombo

Current age 32 years 94 days

Major teams Sri Lanka, Basnahira South, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Colts Cricket Club, Sinhalese Sports Club

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Left-arm medium-fast

Panagodage Don Ruchira Laksiri Perera
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 8 9 6 33 11* 11.00 124 26.61 0 0 4 0 2 0
ODIs 19 7 2 8 4* 1.60 18 44.44 0 0 0 0 2 0
T20Is 2 2 2 0 0* - 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
First-class 102 114 51 578 33* 9.17 0 0 44 0
List A 88 38 17 140 21* 6.66 0 0 16 0
Twenty20 3 3 2 1 1 1.00 3 33.33 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 8 14 1130 661 17 3/40 5/138 38.88 3.50 66.4 0 0 0
ODIs 19 19 888 820 19 3/23 3/23 43.15 5.54 46.7 0 0 0
T20Is 2 2 42 77 0 - - - 11.00 - 0 0 0
First-class 102 13267 8021 330 7/40 24.30 3.62 40.2 11 1
List A 88 3761 3022 122 5/16 5/16 24.77 4.82 30.8 7 1 0
Twenty20 3 3 48 92 0 - - - 11.50 - 0 0 0
Career statistics
Test debut Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (SSC), Feb 24-28, 1999 scorecard
Last Test South Africa v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg, Nov 8-10, 2002 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut England v Sri Lanka at Perth, Jan 29, 1999 scorecard
Last ODI Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi, May 20, 2007 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Auckland, Dec 26, 2006 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut 1996/97
Last First-class Basnahira South v Basnahira North at Colombo (RPS), Feb 26-Mar 1, 2009 scorecard
List A debut 1998/99
Last List A Badureliya Sports Club v Colts Cricket Club at Colombo (Colts), Feb 5, 2009 scorecard
Twenty20 debut England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v Colts Cricket Club at Colombo (Bloomfield), Feb 28, 2007 scorecard
Profile

Ruchira Perera is a lively and hard-working left-arm fast bowler with the ability to swing the ball back into right-handers. He lost form and confidence after his action was labelled suspect during Sri Lanka's early-season tour to England in 2002. After advice from Darryl Foster, a bowling coach and biomechanics expert at the University of Western Australia, he modified his wrist position just before the point of delivery and that cleared the problem with his elbow to the satisfaction of Sri Lanka authorities. But although he returned to international duty in late 2002 against South Africa, his self-belief seeped away and he lost effectiveness. During the next two years he battled hard but gradually became disillusioned, and prior to the recent Provincial Tournament was considering a career playing league cricket in England. However, he regained form during the Provincial Tournament and caught the eye of the selectors and was selected for the 2006 tour of England. He is considered hot-headed by many, and while that has made him a frequent visitor to the match referee's office, he's generally good for team spirit, bringing great humour to the dressing-room, and is respected for his commitment with ball in hand.
Charlie Austin September 2006

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Oct 10, 2006

Ruchira Perera screams an appeal, Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Champions Trophy, Ahmedabad, October 10, 2006

Ruchira Perera screams an appeal

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Feb 21, 2006

Ruchira Perera flies into bowl during a net session, Sri Lanka in Bangladesh, Bogra, February 21, 2006

Ruchira Perera flies into bowl

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Feb 20, 2006

Ruchira Perera runs into bowl, Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Bogra, February 20, 2006

Ruchira Perera runs into bowl

© AFP

Country Fixtures Country Results
Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (PSS)
Jul 12-16 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC)
Jul 20-24 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Dambulla
Jul 30 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Dambulla
Aug 1 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Dambulla
Aug 3 (10:00 local, 04:30 GMT)
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