On Sunday, allrounder Thisara Perera became the first Sri Lankan to hit six sixes in a single over in any form of professional cricket. He also smashed the second-fastest half-century in List A cricket for Army Sports Cricket Club in SLC's Major Clubs tournament en route to his unbeaten 13-ball 52.
Former Sri Lanka allrounder Kaushalya Weeraratne holds the record for fastest fifty with a 12-ball half-century for Ragana Cricket Club against Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club in November 2005. The innings, which lasted 18 balls -66 , featured two fours and eight sixes, including five off a single over.
With 20 balls remaining in their 41-over-a-side innings, Perera, the captain of Sri Lanka Army Sports Club, walked in to bat at No. 5. Dilhan Cooray, a part-time offspinner and seasoned first-class cricketer for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, was the bowler who took Perera's onslaught.Cooray then gave up 73 runs in four wicketless overs. Bloomfield was struggling on 73 for 6 in their chase of 318 when the match was called off.