The least aggressive on the field of the three Pereras in the Sri Lanka set up at the moment, Dilruwan is a classical off-spinner with a more than handy batting repertoire. He was selected into the national squad as early as the World T20 2007 and made his ODI debut later that year in October. But he made an impression only in 2014 when he was handed his Test debut. With the island currently boasting of a number of spinners with different styles, Perera will need to work hard on his bowling and batting if he wants to prolong his international career.
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Perera was the most devastating as he recorded figures of 6 wickets for 32 runs with Herath and Sandakan sharing the rest.
The modest total of 222 looked imposing after the Sri Lanka bowlers went to work and reduced Bangladesh to 56/4 at stumps.
Perera scored a valiant unbeaten 92 and together with Angelo Mathews (83) had put on 62 runs for the sixth wicket to keep Sri Lanka afloat in their first innings, which eventually finished at 291 runs in Galle Test.
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