Kopiyawattege Kalana Vichithra Perera (born 28 July 2000) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] In November 2019, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[2] He made his List A debut for Sri Lanka, against Oman, in the Emerging Teams Cup on 14 November 2019.[3] Prior to his List A debut, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4] Later the same month, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the men's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[5] The Sri Lanka team won the silver medal, after they lost to Bangladesh by seven wickets in the final.[6]
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| Full name | Kopiyawattege Kalana Vichithra Perera | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 July 2000 Panadura, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||
Source: Cricinfo, 28 June 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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He made his Twenty20 debut on 4 January 2020, for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2019–20 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.[7] He made his first-class debut on 22 February 2020, for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2019–20 Premier League Tournament, scoring a century in the first innings.[8] In October 2020, he was drafted by the Colombo Kings for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.[9] In March 2021, he was part of the Sinhalese Sports Club team that won the 2020–21 SLC Twenty20 Tournament, the first time they had won the tournament since 2005.[10]
In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Blues team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[11] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Dambulla Giants following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[12] In July 2022, he was signed by the Dambulla Giants for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Kalana Perera". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lanka squad for Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 announced". The Papare. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Group A, Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams Cup at Cox's Bazar, Nov 14 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "U-19 Cricket: Kamindu to lead Sri Lanka U19s at ICC Youth WC". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "SLC Men's and Women's squads for SAG 2019 announced". The Papare. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "South Asian Games: Bangladesh secure gold in men's cricket". BD News24. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Group B, SLC Twenty-20 Tournament at Colombo (CCC), Jan 4 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Group A, Premier League Tournament Tier A at SLAOCIC Stadium, Feb 22-24 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "SSC blow up Army to regain title after 16 years". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.