Century on 44 balls… This batsman scored the first international century of the year 2025, swung the bat like a hammer.

New Delhi. Sri Lanka’s Kusar Perera started the new year with a bang by scoring a century in the third T20 International match of the series against New Zealand. Perera became the first batsman to score a century in international cricket in the year 2025. He batted brilliantly against host New Zealand at Sexton Oval in Nelson. Perera scored a century in 44 balls. Sri Lanka scored 218 for 5 wickets on the basis of Perera’s first T20 International century. He completed his century by hitting a six in Matt Henry’s over. Perera hit 3 sixes in this over of Henry. Perera hit shots all around the field. He thrashed the host bowlers badly.

In the third T20, New Zealand won the toss and invited Sri Lanka to bat first. Sri Lanka did not have a good start and lost two wickets at the score of 42. Openers Pathum Nissanka had returned to the pavilion after scoring 14 runs and Kusal Mendis had scored 22 runs. After this, Kusal Perera and Avishka Fernando took the responsibility of taking the innings forward. Both of them made a partnership of 41 runs for the third wicket. Fernando returned to the pavilion after scoring 17 runs. After Fernando’s dismissal, Perera got the support of captain Charit Aslanka. Both of them made a partnership of 100 runs for the fourth wicket and took the team’s score to 183 runs.

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Completed century by hitting six
Charith Asalanka missed his half-century by 4 runs. He was out after scoring 46 runs on 24 balls which included 5 sixes and one four. Even after this, Perera’s fast batting continued. He completed his century in his own style by hitting a six on the last ball of the 18th over of Sri Lanka’s innings. Perera was out after scoring 101 runs in 46 balls. During this, he hit 13 fours and 4 sixes. Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Chamindu Wickramasinghe were out after scoring 6-6 runs. Sri Lanka scored 218 runs for 5 wickets.

Kusal Perera’s cricket career
34-year-old Kusal Perera has scored 1177 runs in 22 Test matches while he has scored 3237 runs in 116 ODIs. Perera has 2 centuries and 7 half-centuries in his name in Tests, while in ODIs he has scored 6 centuries and 17 half-centuries. Before this match, Perera had scored 15 half-centuries in 76 T20 International matches. Now a century has also been registered in his name.

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