All-rounder Thisara Perera on Saturday created history by becoming the 14th Sri Lankan bowler to complete 100 wickets in One-Day Internationals (ODIs). Perera achieved the feat during the third and final ODI match against Pakistan at Dambulla.
The Sri Lankan bowler bounced out Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal as Lasith Malinga took a spectacular catch to help Perera get his 100th scalp in one-day cricket. The right-arm medium pacer has taken only 79 matches to achieve the feat.
Perera made his ODI debut in Kolkata against India in December 2009, and within four years he has become an integral part of the side from the island nation. He has proven his mettle with the bat in the 50-over cricket as well, scoring 862 runs in 78 ODI games with four half-centuries. Perera has a mighty impressive strike-rate of 107.7.
The 25-year-old has been able to barge his way into the Sri Lankan Test side as well, as he has played six Tests so far. He has 11 wickets and one half-century in the longest format of the game.
In the second ODI of the ongoing series against Pakistan, Perera smashed 65 runs off just 36 balls studded with as many as four sixes and five fours that helped Sri Lanka trump the tourists by 77 runs at Hambantota.
Here’s the list of bowlers who have taken 100 or more wickets in ODIs for Sri Lanka:
Player
Years
M
W
Eco
SR
Muttiah Muralitharan
1993-2011
343
523
3.92
35.2
Chaminda Vaas
1994-2008
321
399
4.18
39.4
Sanath Jayasuriya
1989-2011
441
320
4.77
46
Lasith Malinga*
2004-2014
177
271
5.22
31.2
Dilhara Fernando
2001-2012
146
183
5.22
35.2
Nuwan Kulasekara
2003-2014
157
168
4.74
42.7
Upul Chandana
1994-2007
147
151
4.7
40.6
Kumar Dharamsena
1994-2004
141
138
4.27
50.7
Ajantha Mendis
2008-2014
76
135
4.48
27.2
Farveez Maharoof
2004-2012
104
133
4.82
33.3
Pramodaya Wickramasinghe
1990-2002
134
109
4.53
52.4
Nuwan Zoysa
1997-2007
95
108
4.52
39.4
Aravinda de Silva
1984-2003
308
106
4.86
48.5
Thisara Perera*
2009-2014
79
100
5.48
29.5
* Playing in third ODI against Pakistan at Dambulla.
(Devarchit Varma is a reporter with CricketCountry. He can be followed on Twitter @Devarchit)
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