Rusli was selected by the Malaysian national team, to represent them at the sport's blue riband event, the 2023 World Bowls Championship.[3] He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events.[4][5] The Malaysian team ranked seventh in the world at the start of the tournament, were given the target of reaching the semi finals.[6] In the triples, his team reached the quarter final before losing to Ireland.
Rusli represented Malaysia in the singles and triples at the 2018 Commonwealth Games; he reached the quarter-finals of the singles. In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[7]
He won the silver medal at the 2017 World Cup Singles losing to Jeremy Henry in the final.[8]
Rusli has won four medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships; the latest medals being a double bronze medal at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland.[9][10] He also won a gold medal at the Lawn bowls at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in the singles.
Rusli won the gold medal in the triples at the 15th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship, held in Pattaya, Thailand, during March 2024[11] and the pairs and fours golds at the 16th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship in Clark City, Philippines during 2025.[12][13]
