Tillakaratne Dilshan
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Full name | Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right arm off spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 80) | 18 November 1999 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 2 December 2009 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 102) | 11 December 1999 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 9 June 2010 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Kalutara Town Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Singha Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2000 | Sebastianites C&AC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–present | Bloomfield C&AC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–present | Basnahira South | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–present | Delhi Daredevils | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Northern Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 7 February 2011 |
Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan (born October 14, 1976 in Kalutara, Sri Lanka) is a Sri Lankan cricketer and member of the Sri Lankan national cricket team since November 1999. Known as Tuwan Mohammad Dilshan prior to his conversion from Islam to Buddhism,[1] an aggressive right-hand batsman, he is also a capable spin bowler and his off breaks are mostly used in the one-day arena. T.M. Dilshan won the award of Twenty20 International Performance of the Year at the ICC awards 2009 for his 96 off 57 balls against West Indies in the semi-final of the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England.
Personal life
Born to a family of a Malay father and a Buddhist mother, Dilshan converted from Islam to Buddhism at an early age of 16 years.[2] Dilshan had his education at Kalutara Vidyalaya, Kalutara. He is now married to Sri Lankan teledrama actress Manjula Thilini. The marriage was celebrated in India during IPL 2008 series, following Hindu rituals.[3] Dilshan has a daughter from his second marriage and a son from his first marriage. Dilshan's brother, Tillakaratne Sampath is a First-class cricketer in Sri Lanka.[4]
Career
Dilshan made his Test debut against Zimbabwe in 1999. He scored his maiden Test hundred in the series with a 163. Dilshan also made his One day international debut against Zimbabwe before spending the next 15 months in and out of the side. Even when he played he never knew his place in the side as he was constantly being pushed up and down the order.
His revival as an international cricketer came in 2003. In four consecutive Test innings he scored 63, 100, 83 and 104. The latter came against the world champion Australian side at Galle.
In the first final of the 2005-06 VB Series, Dilshan's fielding made headlines when he made four runouts.
In November 2007, Dilshan scored 188 for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club against Colts Cricket Club in a 50 over game.[5] The innings is the joint 14th highest score made in any List A cricket match (alongside Gary Kirsten's 188 in 1996), and came from just 135 balls, at a strike rate of 139.25. He hit 14 fours and 12 sixes before being bowled by fellow Sri Lankan international Nuwan Kulasekara. The scorecard for the game can be found here [6]
In the 2009 T20 world cup series, Dilshan became player of the series with 317 runs in seven matches which includes three half centuries. He maintained a 52.83 batting average throughout the series, which was the fourth best among all the cricketers, behind AD Mathews (Sri Lanka) with 75, J Kallis (South Africa) with 59.5 and Younis Khan (Pakistan) with 57.33.[7]
His scoop, played straight over the wicket keeper's head, was displayed for the first time during this tournament and came to be known as the Dilscoop in his honour.
Dilshan courted controversy for his apparent role in the Suraj Randiv no-ball incident that deprived Sehwag a century in the ODI between Sri Lanka and India on 16th August 2010. He was later fined his entire match-fee for allegedly instigating Randiv.[8]
In the fourth season of Indian Premier League, he was contracted by Royal Challengers Bangalore for US$650,000.
Test centuries
The following table gives a summary of the Test centuries scored by Tillakaratne Dilshan.
- In the column Runs, * indicates being not out
- The column title Match refers to the Match number of the player's career
Test centuries of Tillakaratne Dilshan | ||||||
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Runs | Match | Against | City/country | Venue | Year | |
[1] | 163 | 2 | Zimbabwe | Harare, Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 1999 |
[2] | 100 | 11 | England | Kandy, Sri Lanka | Asgiriya Stadium | 2003 |
[3] | 104 | 13 | Australia | Galle, Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium | 2004 |
[4] | 168 | 27 | Bangladesh | Colombo, Sri Lanka | P. Saravanamuttu Stadium | 2005 |
[5] | 125 | 46 | India | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2008 |
[6] | 162 | 50 | Bangladesh | Chittagong, Bangladesh | Chittagong Divisional Stadium | 2009 |
[7] | 143 | |||||
[8] | 145 | 52 | Pakistan | Lahore, Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 2009 |
[9] | 123* | 56 | New Zealand | Galle, Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium | 2009 |
[10] | 112 | 58 | India | Ahmedabad, India | Sardar Patel Stadium | 2009 |
[11] | 109 | 60 | India | Mumbai, India | Brabourne Stadium | 2009 |
One Day International centuries
ODI centuries of Tillakaratne Dilshan | ||||||
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Runs | Match | Against | City/country | Venue | Year | |
[1] | 117* | 94 | Netherlands | Amstelveen, Netherlands | VRA Ground | 2006 |
[2] | 137* | 155 | Pakistan | Lahore, Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 2009 |
[3] | 106 | 164 | South Africa | Centurion, South Africa | SuperSport Park | 2009 |
[4] | 160 | 167 | India | Rajkot, India | Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground | 2009 |
[5] | 123 | 168 | India | Nagpur, India | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground | 2009 |
[6] | 104 | 172 | Bangladesh | Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2010 |
[7] | 108* | 179 | Zimbabwe | Harare, Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2010 |
[8] | 110 | 188 | India | Dambulla, Sri Lanka | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2010 |
Half centuries
Test half centuries
- In the column Runs, * indicates being not out
- The column title Match refers to the Match Number of the player's career
Test half centuries of Thillakaratne Dilshan | ||||||
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Runs | Match | Against | City/country | Venue | Year | |
[1] | 63 | 11 | England | Kandy, Sri Lanka | Asgiriya Stadium | 2003 |
[2] | 83 | 12 | England | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2003 |
[3] | 73 | 23 | New Zealand | Wellington, New Zealand | Basin Reserve | 2005 |
[4] | 86 | 26 | Bangladesh | Colombo, Sri Lanka | R.Premadasa Stadium | 2005 |
[5] | 65 | 30 | India | Ahmedabad,India | Sardar Patel Stadium | 2005 |
[6] | 65 | 30 | India | Ahmedabad,India | Sardar Patel Stadium | 2005 |
[7] | 69 | 33 | Pakistan | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2006 |
[8] | 69 | 35 | England | London, England | Lord's | 2007 |
[9] | 59 | 36 | England | Birmingham, England | Edgbaston | 2007 |
[10] | 79 | 40 | Bangladesh | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2007 |
[11] | 84 | 43 | England | Galle, Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium | 2007 |
[12] | 62 | 45 | West Indies | Port of Spain, West Indies | Queen's Park Oval | 2008 |
[13] | 92 | 56 | New Zealand | Galle, Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium | 2009 |
[14] | 68* | 61 | India | Galle, Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium | 2010 |
[15] | 54 | 62 | India | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2010 |
[16] | 54 | 64 | West Indies | Galle, Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium | 2010 |
ODI half centuries
- In the column Runs, * indicates being not out
- The column title Match refers to the Match Number of the player's career
ODI half centuries of Tillakaratne Dilshan | ||||||
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Runs | Match | Against | City/country | Venue | Year | |
[1] | 53 | 5 | Zimbabwe | Harare, Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 1999 |
[2] | 50 | 16 | Bangladesh | Colombo, Sri Lanka | R.Premadasa Stadium | 2002 |
[3] | 52 | 64 | India | Pune, India | Nehru Stadium | 2005 |
[4] | 81* | 65 | India | Ahmedabad, India | Sardar Patel Stadium | 2005 |
[5] | 59 | 66 | India | Rajkot, India | Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground | 2005 |
[6] | 82* | 75 | South Africa | Adelaide, Australia | Adelaide Oval | 2006 |
[7] | 66 | 95 | Netherlands | Amstelveen, Netherlands | VRA Ground | 2006 |
[8] | 56 | 107 | India | Rajkot, India | Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground | 2007 |
[9] | 58 | 113 | South Africa | Providence, West Indies | Providence Stadium | 2007 |
[10] | 70 | 129 | England | Dambulla, Sri Lanka | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2007 |
[11] | 62* | 134 | India | Canberra, Australia | Manuka Oval | 2008 |
[12] | 62 | 139 | Australia | Melbourne, Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2008 |
[13] | 64 | 142 | West Indies | Gros Islet, West Indies | Beausejour Stadium | 2008 |
[14] | 56 | 148 | India | Karachi, Pakistan | National Stadium | 2008 |
[15] | 76 | 154 | Pakistan | Karachi, Pakistan | National Stadium | 2009 |
[16] | 97 | 160 | India | Colombo, Sri Lanka | R.Premadasa Stadium | 2009 |
[17] | 61 | 175 | India | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | 2010 |
[18] | 60* | 176 | Zimbabwe | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | 2010 |
[19] | 78 | 178 | Zimbabwe | Harare, Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2010 |
[20] | 71 | 180 | Bangladesh | Dambulla, Sri Lanka | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2010 |
References
- ^ Cricinfo Profile Retrieved 20-12-2006.
- ^ Sri Lanka profiles BBC News - November 9, 2003
- ^ "Dilshan's wedding gives Delhi a break". DNA - 27 May 2008
- ^ Cricinfo Player Profile Retrieved 11-05-2010
- ^ "The Reawakening of Tillakaratne Dilshan". Island Cricket. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ Cricinfo Scorecard Retrieved 18-11-2007.
- ^ Cricinfo Statistics Retrieved 26-06-2009.
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournaments/sri-lanka-tri-series/top-stories/Randiv-gets-one-match-ban-Dilshan-fined/articleshow/6333220.cms
External links
- Tillakaratne Dilshan at ESPNcricinfo
- Tillakaratne Dilshan at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- Sri Lanka Test cricketers
- Sri Lanka One Day International cricketers
- Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricketers
- Sri Lankan Buddhists
- Converts to Buddhism from Islam
- Converts to Buddhism
- Basnahira South cricketers
- Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club cricketers
- Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club cricketers
- Northern Districts cricketers
- Delhi (Indian Premier League) cricketers
- Sri Lankan Malays
- Sri Lankan former Muslims