Kusal Janith Perera advances to the 58th in test batsmen rankings

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Kusal Janith Perera has advanced by 58 places in the ICC rankings for Test Batsmen following his match-winning performance against South Africa in the 1st test yesterday (February 16). Sri Lanka recorded a close win against South Africa in the 1st test which concluded yesterday following an excellent knock by Kusal Janith Perera who was unbeaten on 153 recording his second century. Kusal's 153 runs included 5 sixes and 12 fours. Thereby, Kusal advanced to the 40th position in the test batsmen ranking issued by the ICC today. Furthermore, captain of the Sri Lanka cricket team - Dimuth Karunaratne is among the top 10 test batsmen according to ICC rankings.