Avishka Perera (born 26 April 2001) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] He made his Twenty20 debut on 10 March 2021, for Colts Cricket Club in the 2020–21 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.[2] He made his List A debut on 30 March 2021, for Colts Cricket Club in the 2020–21 Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament.[3] In April 2022, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) named him in the Sri Lanka Emerging Team's squad for their tour to England.[4] In July 2022, he was signed by the Kandy Falcons for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[5]

Avishka Perera
Personal information
Born (2001-04-26) 26 April 2001 (age 23)
Source: Cricinfo, 10 March 2021

Avishka is educated at Nalanda College, Colombo and captained the college first XI cricket team in 2020.[6][7]

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  1. ^ "Avishka Perera". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Group B, Colombo, Mar 10 2021, SLC Twenty-20 Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Group D, Colombo, Mar 30 2021, Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  4. ^ "18-member Sri Lanka Emerging Team for England tour finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  5. ^ "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  6. ^ Nalanda skipper Avishka Perera joins elite group after scoring second 1,000
  7. ^ 91st Annual Ananda-Nalanda ‘Battle of the Maroons’ powered by Dialog Axiata
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