SL cricket star T.M. Dilshan ( dilscoop)

Tillakaratne Dilshan

Tillakaratne Dilshan

Personal information
Full name	Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan
Born	14 October 1976 (age 33) Kalutara, Sri Lanka
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm off spin
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Sri Lanka
Test debut (cap 80)	18 November 1999 v Zimbabwe
Last Test	24 November 2009 v India
ODI debut (cap 102)	11 December 1999 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	27 September 2009 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.	18
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2000 – present	Bloomfield C&AC
1998 – 2000	Sebastianites C&AC
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	59	166	194	250
Runs scored	3,566	3,641	11,232	6,435
Batting average	42.96	31.38	38.59	35.35
100s/50s	10/13	3/16	29/46	8/32
Top score	168	137*	200*	188
Balls bowled	908	2,623	3,520	3,714
Wickets	13	47	56	76
Bowling average	35.00	43.97	30.51	37.76
5 wickets in innings	0	0	1	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	4/10	4/29	5/49	4/17
Catches/stumpings	70/–	71/1	331/27	145/8
Source: CricketArchive, 28 November 2009Tillakaratne 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 November1999. Known as Tuwan Mohammad Dilshan prior to his conversion from Islam toBuddhism,[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 in ICC awards 2009 of his breezy 96 off 57 balls against West Indies in the semi-final of the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England.

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 November1999. Known as Tuwan Mohammad Dilshan prior to his conversion from Islam toBuddhism,^[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 in ICC awards 2009 of his breezy 96 off 57 balls against West Indies in the semi-final of the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England.

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 againstZimbabwe 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 atGalle. In September 2005 Dilshan scored his most recent Test century, an innings of 168 off just 179 balls against Bangladesh.

In first final of the 2005-06 VB Series, Dilshan's fielding made headlines when he made four run outs.

In November 2007, Dilshan scored 188 for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club against Colts Cricket Club in a 50 over game. 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 ^[4]

In 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 AJ Matthews (Sri Lanka) with 75, J Kallis (South Africa) with 59.5 and Younis Khan (Pakistan) with 57.33.^[5]

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 theDilscoop in his honour.

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