[1] He made his List A debut on 14 November 2007, for Saracens Sports Club in the 2007–08 Premier Limited Overs Tournament.
[2] He made his first-class debut on 5 December 2008, for Singha Sports Club in Tier B of the 2008–09 Premier League Tournament.
[3] He made his Twenty20 debut on 26 March 2012, for Panadura Sports Club in the 2019–20 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.
[4] In July 2018, Perera was appointed head coach of the Malaysia national cricket team on a two-year contract.
[5] This biographical article related to a Sri Lankan cricket person born in the 1980s is a stub.