Pulindu Perera (born 3 January 2006) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He plays age-group cricket representing
Sri Lanka national under-19 cricket team.
Biography
He began pursuing cricketing ambitions in 2014 at the age of eight at the Cricket Academy of Dharmaraja College and was initially coached by Ananda Wijesekera. He studies at
Dharmaraja College.
Career
In March 2023, he completed 1000 runs in the schools season when he achieved the milestone against
D. S. Senanayake College
D. S. Senanayake College ( டி.எஸ் சேனாநாயக்க கல்லூரி ''D. S. Senanayaka Vidyalaya'', also referred to as DS and DSSC) is a Single-sex education, boys' Primary school, primary and Secondary school, sec ...
in an under-19 schools cricket match.
In September 2023, he scored a century against the
West Indies under-19 cricket team during the third and final U-19 ODI of the series and was dismissed on 155. In October 2023, he scored a century against
Pakistan under-19 cricket team during the first U-19 ODI match of the five match series and was dismissed on 156.
He was named in Sri Lankan squad for the
2023 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup
2023 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup was the tenth edition of the ACC Under-19 Cup, a limited overs cricket tournament featuring eight under-19 teams. It was scheduled to played between 8 and 17 December 2023. The five full members of the Asian Cricket C ...
which was held in the United Arab Emirates.
He made his List A debut playing for
Burgher Recreation Club
Burgher Recreation Club is a first-class cricket and hockey club based in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
History
The club was founded on 26 December 1896 known as the Bambalapitya Recreation Club, with membership restricted to the Burgher community. The fi ...
against
Sinhalese Sports Club
The Singhalese Sports Club (SSC) is a first-class cricket club in Sri Lanka. Singhalese is the most successful club in Sri Lankan domestic cricket, having won the Premier Trophy a record 32 times to 2017. Although the name is correctly spelt w ...
on 19 December 2023 at the 2023 Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament.
References
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2006 births
Living people
Sri Lankan cricketers
Burgher Recreation Club cricketers
Alumni of Dharmaraja College