Career
He plays domestically for the Colts Cricket Club. An allrounder, Perera is a right-arm offbreak bowler and right-handed batsman. In 2004 he represented Sri Lanka at the Hong Kong Sixes competition.
On 13 October 2007 Perera made his ODI debut against England in Colombo.
Opening the batting, he scored 30. On 16 January 2014 he made his test debut against Pakistan at Sharjah.
Coming in to bat at number 8, he was the top scorer in Sri Lanka"s 1st innings with 95. After a series of good bowling and five-wicket hauls, Perera was dropped from the Test squad due to many upcoming new talents.
However, he had late response to international cricket at the age of 30, Perera showcased him sheer talents when he get the chance to play.
Perera was included to the Test series against West Indies in October 2015, and played in the second Test at P Sara Oval. He could not show talents with the bat, but he took 4 wickets in crucial intervals of the match.