LCP Element

SL
Tillakaratne Dilshan Logo
Tillakaratne Dilshan Jersy

Tillakaratne Dilshan

Team flagSL47 yrs
batting styleAll Rounder
Career & Stats
Batting
Bowling

Tillakaratne Dilshan Recent Form

Batting

PR vs KSA, 25 (14)
PR vs CL, 43 (29) *
PR vs DG, 6 (7)
PR vs DD, 59 (36)
PR vs NSS, 31 (14)
PR vs RK, 50 (37)
BK vs TH, T2053 (37)
BK vs SSS, T200 (1)
BK vs MT, T2026 (16)
BK vs GG, T201 (3)
arrow

Bowling

PR vs CL, 2-22
PR vs DG, 0-27
PR vs DD, 0-9
PR vs NSS, 0-34
BK vs GG, T200-11
ASL vs IND-M, T201-5
ASL vs WG, T200-28
ASL vs IND-M, T201-18
GG vs BK, T200-15
SLL vs WIL, T201-13
arrow

Tillakaratne Dilshan Carrer Stats

Batting

FormatMatInnR100s50sHSSRAvgFoursSixesDuckRank
ODI33030310290224716186.2339.27111156----
T20I80791889113104120.4728.1922333----
Test871455492162319365.5440.9967724----
IPL525011530976114.5026.8114024----
WC ODI262511124416192.9852.951229----

Bowling

FormatMatInnWEconAvgBest3W5WSRMaidenRank
ODI3302041064.8845.084/40055.47----
T20I802597.2834.782/40028.67----
Test8776393.0343.854/100086.79----
IPL522558.1073.201/30054.20----
WC ODI2622184.4224.834-41033.72----

Carrer Debut Information

ODI Debut
Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka at Bulawayo - December 11, 1999
T20I Debut
England vs Sri Lanka at Southampton - June 15, 2006
Test Debut
Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka at Bulawayo - November 18 - 22, 1999
IPL Debut
vs Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, May 11, 2008

Teams played for

Sri Lanka Asia XI Delhi Capitals Sussex Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club Royal Challengers Bangalore Basnahira Cricket Dundee Dhaka Gladiators Ruhuna Reds Guyana Amazon Warriors Sydney Thunder Surrey Southern Express Derbyshire Chittagong Vikings Karachi Kings Peshawar Zalmi City Kaitak

About Tillakaratne Dilshan

NameTillakaratne Dilshan
GenderMale
Birth14 Oct 1976
Birth PlaceKalutara, Sri Lanka
Height5 ft 4 in
NationalitySri Lankan

“It is pitched up and down the ground, and again, and pulled away to the deep... this is gonna be three in a row, Oh! that’s four in a row, and it’s up and it’s through... five in a row, can we see it? Oh! it’s there… it’s racing away… could it be six fours in a row in a single over in a World Cup game… and it is!”, that was Tillakaratne Dilshan’s magic! ... continue reading

Player Bio

“It is pitched up and down the ground, and again, and pulled away to the deep... this is gonna be three in a row, Oh! that’s four in a row, and it’s up and it’s through... five in a row, can we see it? Oh! it’s there… it’s racing away… could it be six fours in a row in a single over in a World Cup game… and it is!”, that was Tillakaratne Dilshan’s magic! 

A stealer opener, a part-timer off-break bowler, an electric fielder, and the pioneer of the 'Dilscoop' shot, Dilshan has been a revelation in Sri Lankan cricket who took Sanath Jayasuriya’s spot to make it his own. He was a technical sound yet aggressive batter who had powerful wrists alongside being the sweet timer of the ball. 

Debuted for Sri Lanka in 1999, Dilshan announced himself with a staggering unbeaten 163 against Zimbabwe in his first Test tour. However, he couldn’t cement himself in the Sri Lankan batting order until 2003, when he produced brilliant performances against England and Test in the longest format but was a bits-and-pieces in the shorter formats, during his initial years. 

The inauguration of the Indian Premier League saw Dilshan getting picked by Delhi Daredevils, though, his first stint was a flop as he batted in the lower-middle order. The Sri Lankan’s true potential was capitalized by the franchise in the second edition where he moved up the order to bat at number three and scored 400 runs that season. Dilshan was then given the opening spot in his national team and he never disappointed after that. 

Dilshan took his country to the final of the 2009 World T20 and was the highest run-maker in the 2011 World Cup where Sri Lanka was again the second-best team. Post the 50-over event, the Sri Lankan bagged a huge USD 650000 contract by Royal Challengers Bangalore for the 2011 season. 

Dilshan gave thrashing starts to his national side during their World T20 winning campaign in 2014. The following year, the opener was again at his very best during the World Cup held Down Under where he hit 395 runs in seven games at 65.83, including two centuries and his world record of six-fours against Mitchel Johnson. 

After playing 87 Tests, 330 ODI, & 80 T20Is and scoring 17471 international runs for Sri Lanka, Dilshan decided to bid a final goodbye to the game in 2016. 

(As of April 2021)