Won the award of Best Twenty20 International Performance of the Year at the ICC awards 2009
His scoop, played straight over the wicket keeper’s head, came to be known as the Dilscoop in his honor
Currently Ranked 6th at the ICC Cricket ODI Batsman Rankings
His full name is Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan, and but is also known as Tuwan Mohamad Dilshan. He bowls off-spin, one of the best fielders at backward point in world cricket today, he can be a reliable wicket-keeper. But he is most lethal with the willow, where his best company seems to be aggression but uses his solid defensive techniques as a last resort. One of the best opening batsmen in the world in all formats of the game, his cricketing acumen is also lauded by his home country Sri Lanka.
Batting statistics
Type Mat Inn NO Runs HS BF Avg SR 100 50 6s 4s
ODI 191 168 29 4915 160 5630 35.35 87.3 8 20 30 496
Twe20 78 75 9 1647 96 1376 24.95 119.69 0 11 37 189
IPL 2011 10 10 2 226 59 180 28.23 125.55 0 2 3 33
Bowling statistics
Type Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Econ Avg SR 4W 5W 10W
ODI 191 2905 2298 54 29/4 29/4 4.74 42.55 53.7 2 0 0
Twe20 78 433 491 17 23/3 23/3 6.8 28.88 25.4 0 0 0
IPL 2011 10 72 108 1 1/30 0 9 108 72 0 0 0
