Tillakaratne Dilshan
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Full name | Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kalutara, Sri Lanka | 14 October 1976|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 January 2012 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 102) | 11 December 1999 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 24 July 2012 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Delhi Daredevils | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–present | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–present | Basnahira Cricket Dundee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–present | Dhaka Gladiators | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNricinfo, 29 December 2012 |
Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan (Sinhala: තිලකරත්න මුදියන්සේලාගේ දිල්ෂාන්); born October 14, 1976 in Kalutara, Sri Lanka is a Sri Lankan cricketer and former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team.[1] He has been a member of the team since November 1999, and was also known as Tuwan Mohammad Dilshan before his conversion to Buddhism.[2] He is an aggressive right-hand batsman who invented a stroke, which has come to be known as a dilscoop, that pitches the ball over the wicketkeeper's head. He is also capable in spin bowling; his off breaks are mostly used in the one-day arena. Dilshan won the award of Twenty20 International Performance of the Year at the 2009 ICC Awards for his 96 off 57 balls against West Indies in the semi-final of the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England. He also won man of the series trophy for his individual batting performances in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 tournament.
Personal life
Dilshan was born to a Malay father and a Sinhalese mother. He was educated at Kalutara Vidyalaya National School in Kalutara. He is now married to Sri Lankan teledrama actress Manjula Thilini. The marriage was celebrated in India during the 2008 IPL series. 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.[3]
On 29 December 2011, Sri Lanka registered their first ever Test win in South Africa. This also became their first Test win under Dilshan's captaincy.[4] However, after losing the Test series 2–1 and the subsequent ODI series 3–2, Dilshan resigned and was replaced by Mahela Jayawardene.[5]
His highest score in One Day Internationals came against India at the Bellerive Oval on 28 February 2012. He scored 160* off 165 balls.
During this innings, he also shared a 200 run second run partnership with Kumar Sangakkara. This was the highest second wicket partnership for Sri Lanka in ODIs.Despite his performance Sri Lanka lost the match to India.[6]
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 | 1 | 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 |
[12] | 193 | 68 | England | London, England | Lord's Cricket Ground | 2011 |
[13] | 101 | 80 | Pakistan | Galle, Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium | 2012 |
[14] | 121 | 81 | Pakistan | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2012 |
[15] | 147 | 83 | Australia | Hobart, Australia | Bellerive Oval | 2012 |
[16] | 126 | 86 | Bangladesh | Galle, Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium | 2013 |
One Day International centuries
T20I Cricket Centuries
T20I centuries of Tillakaratne Dilshan | ||||||
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Runs | Match | Against | City/country | Venue | Year | |
[1] | 104* | 33 | Australia | Pallekele, Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2011 |
References
- ^ "Dilshan named captain for England tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
- ^ Cricinfo Profile Retrieved 20-12-2006.
- ^ Cricinfo Player Profile Retrieved on 11-05-2010
- ^ "Tillekeratne Dilshan acclaims Sri Lanka's historic victory". theaustralian.com.au. 30 December 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
- ^ Pahirana, Saroj (23 January 2012). "Dilshan resigns, Mahela new captain". BBC News. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ "Dilshan, Sangakkara tons power Sri Lanka to 320/4". Retrieved 28 February 2012.
Further reading
External links
- Tillakaratne Dilshan at ESPNcricinfo
- Tillakaratne Dilshan at CricketArchive (subscription required)
Template:Sri Lanka Squad 2007 ICC World Twenty20 Template:Sri Lanka Squad 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Template:Sri Lanka Squad 2010 ICC World Twenty20
Template:Sri Lanka Squad 2012 ICC World Twenty20
- 1976 births
- Converts to Buddhism
- Converts to Buddhism from Islam
- Living people
- Sri Lanka Test cricketers
- Sri Lanka One Day International cricketers
- Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricketers
- Basnahira South cricketers
- Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club cricketers
- Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club cricketers
- Northern Districts cricketers
- Sri Lankan Malays
- Sri Lankan former Muslims
- Cricketers at the 2007 Cricket World Cup
- Cricketers at the 2011 Cricket World Cup
- Basnahira cricketers
- North Central Province cricketers
- Royal Challengers Bangalore cricketers
- Dhaka Gladiators cricketers