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Full name Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan
Born October 14, 1976, Kalutara
Current age 31 years 269 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
148
126
26
2950
117*
29.50
3654
80.73
1
14
235
15
66
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
22
44
308
23
List A
227
199
37
5594
188
34.53
6
29
137
8
Twenty20
16
14
2
175
38
14.58
150
116.66
0
0
16
7
10
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
148
89
2538
1980
46
4/29
4/29
43.04
4.68
55.1
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
3170
1501
49
5/49
30.63
2.84
64.6
1
0
List A
227
3491
2690
70
4/17
4/17
38.42
4.62
49.8
3
0
0
Twenty20
16
7
96
88
7
3/23
3/23
12.57
5.50
13.7
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
ODI debut
Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Bulawayo, Dec 11, 1999 scorecard
Last ODI
India v Sri Lanka at Karachi, Jul 6, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
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
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
India v Sri Lanka at Karachi, Jul 6, 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 Rajasthan Royals at Mumbai, May 30, 2008 scorecard
Profile
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
