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Tillakaratne Dilshan
Sri Lanka
Player profile
Full name Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan
Born October 14, 1976, Kalutara
Current age 31 years 216 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Asia XI, Basnahira South, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Delhi Daredevils, Kalutara Town Club, Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club, Singha Sports Club
Also known as Tuwan Mohamad Dilshan
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
45 |
71 |
8 |
2347 |
168 |
37.25 |
4056 |
57.86 |
4 |
12 |
303 |
6 |
49 |
0 |
| ODIs |
142 |
120 |
26 |
2816 |
117* |
29.95 |
3495 |
80.57 |
1 |
13 |
227 |
15 |
63 |
1 |
| T20Is |
7 |
6 |
1 |
70 |
38 |
14.00 |
68 |
102.94 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
| First-class |
175 |
284 |
19 |
9814 |
200* |
37.03 |
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22 |
44 |
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308 |
23 |
| List A |
221 |
193 |
37 |
5460 |
188 |
35.00 |
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6 |
28 |
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134 |
8 |
| Twenty20 |
12 |
10 |
2 |
130 |
38 |
16.25 |
111 |
117.11 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
45 |
26 |
654 |
308 |
7 |
2/4 |
2/4 |
44.00 |
2.82 |
93.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ODIs |
142 |
87 |
2484 |
1956 |
45 |
4/29 |
4/29 |
43.46 |
4.72 |
55.2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| T20Is |
7 |
5 |
66 |
62 |
3 |
2/4 |
2/4 |
20.66 |
5.63 |
22.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
175 |
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3170 |
1501 |
49 |
5/49 |
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30.63 |
2.84 |
64.6 |
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1 |
0 |
| List A |
221 |
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3437 |
2666 |
69 |
4/17 |
4/17 |
38.63 |
4.65 |
49.8 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
12 |
6 |
90 |
85 |
6 |
3/23 |
3/23 |
14.16 |
5.66 |
15.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Bulawayo, Nov 18-22, 1999 scorecard |
| Last Test |
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 3-6, 2008 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Bulawayo, Dec 11, 1999 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Gros Islet, Apr 15, 2008 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| T20I debut |
England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard |
| Last T20I |
Australia v Sri Lanka at Cape Town, Sep 20, 2007 scorecard |
| T20I statistics |
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| First-class debut |
1993/94 |
| Last First-class |
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 3-6, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
1996/97 |
| Last List A |
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Gros Islet, Apr 15, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Police Sports Club at Colombo (Colts), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers at Delhi, May 15, 2008 scorecard |
Tillakaratne Dilshan, earlier known as Tuwan Mohammad Dilshan before he converted from Islam to Buddhism, burst onto to the international scene with an unbeaten 163 against Zimbabwe in his first series during November 1999. Technically sound, comfortable against fast bowling, possessed of quick feet, strong wrists and natural timing, Dilshan has talent in abundance. But the bright start to his career was followed by a frustrating 15 months when he was shovelled up and down the order, and in and out of the side. After a lean series against England in 2001 he was dumped until a one-day and Test return in 2003. He came back mentally stronger and determined to play his own natural aggressive game. The approach was immediately successful with a string of good scores against England and Australia, and then came some match-winning bowling performances against South Africa. He has continued to be a steady influence in the middle order, although the average is still below 40. However, he brings an added dimension to the team, especially in one-day cricket, with his brilliant fielding and this was highlighted in the first final of the 2005-06 VB Series when he effected four run outs, while his offspin is often under-rated especially on slow pitches.
Charlie Austin February 2007
Apr 15, 2008 |
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Tillakaratne Dilshan manages to make his crease
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Apr 15, 2008 |
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Tillakaratne Dilshan drives behind square on his way to a 54-ball 64
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Apr 6, 2008 |
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Tillakaratne Dilshan celebrates after catching Chris Gayle
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