Former Sri Lankan cricketer Thisara Perera has made such a blast with the bat that he has come into the limelight. He was in great form during the 2025 Asian Legends League eliminator match between Sri Lankan Lions and Afghanistan Pathan in Udaipur on Saturday. During this, Thisara Perera created history by hitting six consecutive sixes in the 20th over bowled by spinner Ayan Khan.

This legendary all-rounder played a fiery innings of 108 runs in just 36 balls. He hit 13 sixes and two fours during his entertaining innings. However, let us tell you that this is not the first time that 35-year-old Perera has hit six sixes in professional cricket. Perera hit six sixes for Army Sports Cricket Club against Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club in Sri Lanka Cricket's Major Club Tournament in 2021.

That tournament is a List-A tournament in Sri Lanka. Talking about this match, Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat first against Afghanistan. Apart from Perera, right-handed batsman Mevan Fernando (81) also scored a half-century. Thanks to the innings of both, Sri Lanka scored a huge score of 230/3 in 20 overs.

In reply, Afghanistan Pathan's team could only score 204/4 after their 20 overs and lost the match by 26 runs. Perera was named Player of the Match for his stormy innings. Let us tell you that Yuvraj Singh, Kieron Pollard and Ravi Shastri are some other prominent names to hit six sixes in an over in professional cricket.

Talking about Thisara Perera's international career, he made his international debut for Sri Lanka in an ODI match against India in 2009. Overall, Thisara Perera played six Tests, 186 ODIs and 84 T20 matches. He has scored 3148 runs and taken 237 wickets across all three formats. He announced his retirement from international cricket in May 2021.