Tillakaratne Dilshan

Full name Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan

Born October 14, 1976, Kalutara

Current age 35 years 140 days

Major teams Sri Lanka, Asia XI, Basnahira South,Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Delhi Daredevils,Kalutara Town Club, Northern Districts,Royal Challengers Bangalore,Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club, Singha Sports Club

Also known as Tuwan Mohamad Dilshan

Playing role Allrounder

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Relation Brother - TN Sampath

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	77	125	11	4662	193	40.89	7070	65.94	12	20	579	21	78	0
ODIs	232	208	31	6268	160*	35.41	7236	86.62	11	26	644	43	95	1
T20Is	35	34	6	894	104*	31.92	706	126.62	1	5	108	17	14	2
First-class	215	349	22	12702	200*	38.84			33	54			342	23
List A	328	298	44	9656	188	38.01			18	47			173	8
Twenty20	98	95	13	2231	104*	27.20	1792	124.49	1	15	267	52	40	3

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	77	62	2385	1190	29	4/10	4/10	41.03	2.99	82.2	1	0	0
ODIs	232	134	3653	2931	65	4/4	4/4	45.09	4.81	56.2	3	0	0
T20Is	35	14	150	185	5	2/4	2/4	37.00	7.40	30.0	0	0	0
First-class	215		5141	2520	73	5/49		34.52	2.94	70.4		1	0
List A	328		5031	3930	100	4/4	4/4	39.30	4.68	50.3	4	0	0
Twenty20	98	49	631	716	26	3/16	3/16	27.53	6.80	24.2	0	0	0

Career statistics

Test debut	Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Bulawayo, Nov 18-22, 1999 scorecard
Last Test	South Africa v Sri Lanka at Cape Town, Jan 3-6, 2012 scorecard
Test statistics	- Statsguru Test analysis -  Player analysis menu/filter  Test match list  ---------------------------------  Batting career summary  Batting innings list  High scores  Batting series averages  ---------------------------------  Bowling career summary  Bowling innings list  Bowling match list  Best innings bowling  Best match bowling  Bowling series averages  ---------------------------------  Fielding career summary  Fielding innings list  Most catches in an innings  Fielding series statistics
ODI debut	Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Bulawayo, Dec 11, 1999 scorecard
Last ODI	Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Mar 2, 2012 scorecard
ODI statistics	- Statsguru ODI analysis -  Player analysis menu/filter  ODI match list  ---------------------------------  Batting career summary  Batting innings list  High scores  Batting series averages  ---------------------------------  Bowling career summary  Bowling innings list  Best innings bowling  Bowling series averages  ---------------------------------  Fielding career summary  Fielding innings list  Most dismissals in an innings  Fielding series statistics
T20I debut	England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I	Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi, Nov 25, 2011 scorecard
T20I statistics	- Statsguru T20I analysis -  Player analysis menu/filter  T20I match list  ---------------------------------  Batting career summary  Batting innings list  High scores  Batting series averages  ---------------------------------  Bowling career summary  Bowling innings list  Best innings bowling  Bowling series averages  ---------------------------------  Fielding career summary  Fielding innings list  Most dismissals in an innings  Fielding series statistics
First-class debut	1993/94
Last First-class	South Africa v Sri Lanka at Cape Town, Jan 3-6, 2012 scorecard
List A debut	1996/97
Last List A	Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Mar 2, 2012 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Police Sports Club at Colombo (Colts), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi, Nov 25, 2011 scorecard

Recent matches

Bat & Bowl	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
9, 0/8	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Melbourne	2 Mar 2012	ODI # 3253
160*	Sri Lanka	v India	Hobart	28 Feb 2012	ODI # 3251
3	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Hobart	24 Feb 2012	ODI # 3248
51	Sri Lanka	v India	Brisbane	21 Feb 2012	ODI # 3246
45	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Sydney	17 Feb 2012	ODI # 3241
16	Sri Lanka	v India	Adelaide	14 Feb 2012	ODI # 3239
0/1, 40	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Perth	10 Feb 2012	ODI # 3235
48, 0/27	Sri Lanka	v India	Perth	8 Feb 2012	ODI # 3233
0/12, 41	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Jan 2012	ODI # 3229
0/60, 87	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kimberley	20 Jan 2012	ODI # 3228

Profile

With his relentless aggression, strong wrists and natural timing, Tillakaratne Dilshan is one of the most exciting batsmen in the game today. He is technically sound, but, much like Virender Sehwag, he uses the defensive option only as a last resort, after all the attacking alternatives have been explored. He loves to make room and thrash the ball through the off side, but the stroke that bears his signature more than any other is the one he developed for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 - the eponymously named "Dilscoop" shot over his head, which confounded bowlers and experts alike.

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Timeline

• November 18, 1999
  International debut
• November 28, 1999
  Dilshan announces himself
  • Just ten days later, on day three of the Harare Test, Dilshan scores an unbeaten 163. He shows admirable restraint as Zimbabwe curtail his favourite pull and cover drive and, although he plays and misses frequently, Dilshan bats for a minute under eight hours, facing 343 balls and hitting 18 fours. 
• December 11, 1999
  One-day debut