Background
He was born in Moratuwa and attended to Street Peter"s College, Colombo.
He was born in Moratuwa and attended to Street Peter"s College, Colombo.
He is a right-handed batsman and left-arm slow bowler who plays for Nondescripts Cricket Club. Perera made his cricketing debut in a Bangladesh Under-19s tour of Sri Lanka in 2007, and later played in a series against Sri Lanka. He played in two warm-up matches and two competition matches in the 2007-2008 Under-19s World Cup, scoring 9 runs in two innings.
He played for Sri Lanka Schools in an Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Tournament in 2007-2008, and again the following season.
Perera made two further Under-19 Test appearances and four One-Day International appearances in a return tour for Sri Lanka against Bangladesh in 2009. Perera made his debut List A appearance against Badureliya Sports Club in 2009-2010, taking three wickets in a comfortable victory for the side.
Perera made his first-class debut against Badureliya Sports Club in 2009-2010. Perera made his T20I debut against Bangladesh in 2013.
In the same year, he made his ODI debut against South Africa at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.