Sri Lankan cricketer Perera to play for Janakpur Bolts in NPL-3

Kathmandu, Oct 26: Sri Lanka's wicketkeeper-batter Kusal Perera is set to play in the third edition of the Nepal Premier League (NPL) for Janakpur Bolts.

The Janakpur Bolts announced on its official Facebook page today that it has signed Perera for the team.

Janakpur has welcomed Perera, writing on social media, "The player who bats confidently and performs excellently in crucial moments, the skilled Perera, has joined Janakpur Bolts for the third edition of the NPL."

Perera has already played in various seven franchise leagues including the Indian Premier League (IPL), Caribbean Premier League (CPL), and Pakistan Super League (PSL). The NPL will be his eighth league.

Perera, who has played in all three formats for the Sri Lankan national team, has scored 1,177 runs from 22 Test matches, 3,237 runs from 116 One Day Internationals, and 2,335 runs from 95 T20 Internationals.

Janakpur has signed foreign players including England's Moeen Ali, New Zealand's Jimmy Neesham, Pakistan's Iftikhar Ahmed, and America's Harmit Singh.

The third edition of the NPL is starting in Kathmandu from today. (RSS)

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