Kalana Perera
Sri Lankan cricketer
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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]
Panadura, Sri Lanka
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 June 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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]