He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.
[6] In August 2020, he took his 800th first-class wicket, during the final round of matches in the 2019–20 Premier League Tournament.
[7] In October 2020, he was drafted by the Kandy Tuskers for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.
[9] After a series of good bowling and five-wicket hauls, Perera was dropped from the Test squad due to many upcoming new talents.
However, he had late response to international cricket at the age of 30, Perera showcased him sheer talents when he get the chance to play.
In the second test at Galle, he took ten wickets for 99 runs in the match with his best bowling figures of 6/70 in the second innings.
[12] With bowling maestro Herath, Perera devastated Australian batting line up in all three matches.
[14] During the first test against India, Perera scored unbeaten 92 runs, which was praised by commentators as a fighting inning.