Thisara Perera becomes first SL Cricketer to hit six sixes in domestic cricket

Thisara Perera becomes first SL Cricketer to hit six sixes in domestic cricket

Thisara Perera today became the first Sri Lankan Cricketer to score six sixes in an over in any form of senior cricket.

Thisara Perera playing for Army Sports Club in Sri Lanka Premier League 50 over tournament scored 6 Sixes in an over of Bloomfield bowler Dilhan Cooray.

He scored his half century in 13-balls becoming the 2nd fastest Sri Lankan to score a fifty. Previously Kaushalya Weeraratne had smashed a half century in 12 balls.

Thisara Perera is also the 9th Cricketer in the world to hit 6 sixes in senior Cricket.

1. Sir Garfield Sobers (1968)
2. R Shastri (1985)
3. H Gibbs (2007)
4. Yuvraj Singh (2007)
5. Ross Whitely (2017)
6. Hazratullah  Zazai (2018)
7. Leo Carter (2020)
8. K Pollard (2021)
9. T Perera (2021)