Tillakaratne Dilshan
30 November, -0001
he is an aggressive right-hand batsman, he is also a capable spin bowler and his off breaks are mostly used in the one-day arena.
Full name : Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan
Born : October 14, 1976, Kalutara
Current age : 30 years 7 days
Major teams : Sri Lanka, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Kalutara Town, 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
Statsguru Test player, ODI player
| Batting and fielding averages |
| class |
mat |
inns |
no |
runs |
hs |
ave |
bf |
sr |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
ct |
st |
| Tests |
39 |
63 |
7 |
2056 |
168 |
36.71 |
3664 |
56.11 |
4 |
9 |
266 |
4 |
44 |
0 |
| ODIs |
101 |
85 |
19 |
1904 |
117* |
28.84 |
2412 |
78.93 |
1 |
7 |
156 |
8 |
50 |
1 |
| Twenty20 Int. |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2.00 |
5 |
40.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
160 |
259 |
18 |
8957 |
200* |
37.16 |
|
|
20 |
39 |
|
|
292 |
23 |
| List A |
164 |
142 |
29 |
3775 |
123 |
33.40 |
|
|
4 |
18 |
|
|
110 |
8 |
| Twenty20 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1.50 |
8 |
37.50 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| class |
mat |
balls |
runs |
wkts |
bbi |
bbm |
ave |
econ |
sr |
4 |
5 |
10 |
| Tests |
39 |
528 |
271 |
6 |
2/4 |
2/4 |
45.16 |
3.07 |
88.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ODIs |
101 |
1786 |
1430 |
35 |
4/29 |
4/29 |
40.85 |
4.80 |
51.02 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 Int. |
1 |
12 |
18 |
1 |
1/18 |
1/18 |
18.00 |
9.00 |
12.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
160 |
2520 |
1204 |
40 |
5/49 |
|
30.10 |
2.86 |
63.00 |
|
1 |
0 |
| List A |
164 |
2263 |
1791 |
50 |
4/17 |
4/17 |
35.82 |
4.74 |
45.26 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
3 |
36 |
41 |
4 |
3/23 |
3/23 |
10.25 |
6.83 |
9.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Career statistics |
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| Statsguru Tests filter | Statsguru One-Day Internationals filter |
| Test debut |
Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Bulawayo - Nov 18-22, 1999 scorecard |
| Last Test |
Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (PSS) - Aug 4-8, 2006 scorecard |
| ODI debut |
Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Bulawayo - Dec 11, 1999 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Mumbai (BS) - Oct 20, 2006 scorecard |
| Only Twenty20 Int. |
England v Sri Lanka at Southampton - Jun 15, 2006 scorecard |
| First-class span |
1993/94 - 2006 |
| List A span |
1996/97 - 2006/07 |
| Twenty20 span |
2004 - 2006 |
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 (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.
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