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Kusal Perera on January 13

Muttiah Muralitharan reached 300 ODI wickets

In 13th January 2003, Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan reached 300 wickets in ODI matches when he dismissed James Anderson as his 1st wicket in the England innings. He achieved this milestone in 202 matches and became the 3rd fastest player to reached 300 ODI wickets.

Kusal Perera made his debut in ODI matches

In 13th January 2013, Sri Lankan left-handed batsman Kushal Janith Perera made his debut in ODI matches. He was the 155th player to represent Sri Lanka in ODI matches.

Lahiru Thirimanne made his first ODI hundred


Lahiru Thirimanne hit the winning runs and completed his century, Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Adelaide, January 13, 2013
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In 13th January 2013, Lahiru Thirimanne made his maiden hundred in ODI matches. He has scored an unbeaten 102 runs in 134 balls against Australia and its helped Sri Lanka to beat Australia by 8 wickets.

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