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Full name Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan
Born October 14, 1976, Kalutara
Current age 32 years 86 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

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

2899

168

41.41

4738

61.18

363

ODIs

152

129

2994

117*

29.06

3730

80.26

242

T20Is

136

17.00

136

100.00

First-class

184

297

10497

200*

37.89

319

List A

234

205

5696

188

33.90

138

Twenty20

241

16.06

218

110.55

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

704

324

4/10

29.45

2.76

64.0

ODIs

152

2538

1980

4/29

43.04

4.68

55.1

T20Is

2/4

20.66

5.63

22.0

First-class

184

3316

1575

5/49

29.16

2.84

61.4

List A

234

3545

2722

4/17

37.28

4.60

48.5

Twenty20

3/23

12.57

5.50

13.7

Career statistics

Test debut

Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Bulawayo, Nov 18-22, 1999 scorecard

Last Test

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chittagong (CDS), Jan 3-6, 2009 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Bulawayo, Dec 11, 1999 scorecard

Last ODI

Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Aug 27, 2008 scorecard

ODI statistics

T20I debut

England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard

Last T20I

Pakistan v Sri Lanka at King City (NW), Oct 13, 2008 scorecard

T20I statistics

First-class debut

1993/94

Last First-class

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chittagong (CDS), Jan 3-6, 2009 scorecard

List A debut

1996/97

Last List A

Sinhalese Sports Club v Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (SSC), Dec 10, 2008 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 King City (NW), Oct 13, 2008 scorecard

Tillakaratne Dilshan 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 in 2003 and 2004. He has continued to be a steady influence in the middle order of the Test side with good years in 2005 (average 56.50 after nine Tests) and 2007 (average 60 after four Tests). He has also been an important member of the one-day team with his aggressive batting in the middle order complemented by his electric fielding, especially at backward point, and underrated off spin. These all-round skills ensured he was signed by the Delhi Daredevils for the inaugural IPL in 2008. He was, however, dropped from the ODI side in September 2008 after a relatively lean run that saw his 2008 average slip to 25.87 in 21 matches. He remained in the Test side.
Charlie Austin December 2008

Jan 6, 2009

Tillekaratne Dilshan sweeps during his century © AFP

Jan 6, 2009

Tillakaratne Dilshan with the Man-of-the-Match and Man-of-the-Series awards © AFP

Jan 6, 2009

Tillakaratne Dilshan is all smiles after dismissing Mashrafe Mortaza © AFP

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