**Sri Lanka’s Kusal Perera Surpasses 5,000 Runs in T20s**
*By Rajdeep Saha | Sep 27, 2025*
Sri Lanka’s veteran batter Kusal Perera has achieved a significant milestone by surpassing 5,000 runs in T20 cricket. He reached this landmark during the Men’s T20 Asia Cup Super 4 clash against India in Dubai, registering his 36th run to cross the mark.
Perera played a crucial innings, scoring 58 runs off 32 balls, which included 8 fours and a six. His efforts came during a high-scoring chase of 203 runs, where Sri Lanka managed to level India’s total, pushing the match into a Super Over. However, India eventually prevailed in the decider.
### Kusal Perera’s T20 Career Stats
In his 209th T20 match, Perera now has accumulated 5,022 runs from 203 innings at an average of 26.71. He has recorded 35 fifties and 2 centuries in the format. Impressively, he is just 10 sixes short of reaching 200 T20 sixes, currently standing at 190, according to ESPNcricinfo.
### T20 International Highlights
Playing his 88th T20 International, Perera boasts 2,276 runs at an average of 27.42. This recent innings marked his 16th T20I fifty and his second century remains vital for the team. Notably, Perera has scored 392 runs in 13 matches against India at an average of 32.66, including four fifties against the same opponent.
### Key Partnership with Pathum Nissanka
During the match, Perera formed a significant partnership with Pathum Nissanka, who scored 47 runs during the powerplay and then went on to bring up his fifty from 25 balls. Together, they put on 127 runs before Perera’s dismissal in the 13th over.
This partnership ranks as the third-highest stand for Sri Lanka in T20 Internationals for any wicket:
– 166 runs: M Jayawardene & K Sangakkara vs West Indies, Bridgetown, 2010 World Cup
– 145 runs: T Dilshan & M Jayawardene vs England, Chattogram, 2014 World Cup
– 127 runs: P Nissanka & Kusal Perera vs India, Dubai, 2025 Asia Cup
– 124 runs: T Dilshan & Sanath Jayasuriya vs West Indies, Nottingham, 2009 World Cup
Kusal Perera’s milestone and his consistent performances continue to be vital for Sri Lanka’s T20 setup as they aim for further success on the international stage.
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