Tillakaratne Dilshan
On scorecards: TM Dilshan
In-game rating: 86/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Tillakaratne Dilshan played 87 Tests for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 1999 to 2013. The first came against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, with a score of 9, and the last against Bangladesh at R Premadasa Stadium in 2013.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 3,482 runs at 42.5 in 57 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 193 from 253 balls against England at Lord's in 2011. In all: 16 hundreds, 23 fifties.
At home the average was 43.0 across 46 Tests; away it was 40.5 across 38 Tests. The most runs came against Bangladesh: 1,008 runs at 72.0 in 11 Tests. Sinhalese Sports Club Ground was the most frequent ground, with 14 Tests and 946 runs at 52.6. Tillakaratne Dilshan captained Sri Lanka in 11 Tests, winning 1 and losing 5. The scorecards record 4 player-of-the-match awards. Sri Lanka won 33 of the Tests Tillakaratne Dilshan played and lost 28, with 26 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 87 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193 | 253 | England | Lord's | 2011 | Drawn |
| 168 | 179 | Bangladesh | P Saravanamuttu Stadium | 2005 | Won |
| 163* | 343 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 1999 | Won |
| 162 | 165 | Bangladesh | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 2009 | Won |
| 147 | 273 | Australia | Bellerive Oval | 2012 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/10 | 4.2 | Bangladesh | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 2009 | Won |
| 3/56 | 27 | India | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2010 | Drawn |
| 3/57 | 19.1 | Pakistan | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 2011 | Lost |
| 2/4 | 2 | Australia | Cazaly's Stadium | 2004 | Drawn |
| 2/4 | 2 | West Indies | R Premadasa Stadium | 2010 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 14 | 873 | 36.38 | 3/3 | 3 | 100.67 |
| England | 13 | 889 | 42.33 | 2/6 | 4 | 72.50 |
| India | 12 | 819 | 48.18 | 3/4 | 4 | 55.75 |
| Australia | 11 | 618 | 30.90 | 2/1 | 9 | 42.22 |
| Bangladesh | 11 | 1,008 | 72.00 | 4/4 | 8 | 28.38 |
| South Africa | 9 | 321 | 21.40 | 0/1 | 5 | 35.60 |
| West Indies | 7 | 339 | 30.82 | 0/2 | 3 | 15.00 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 406 | 50.75 | 1/2 | 3 | 22.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 219 | 54.75 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 46 | 2,925 | 43.01 | 8/14 | 23 | 37.57 |
| Away | 38 | 2,433 | 40.55 | 8/8 | 13 | 49.23 |
| Neutral | 3 | 134 | 22.33 | 0/1 | 3 | 69.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 209 | 69.67 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| 2000s | 57 | 3,482 | 42.46 | 10/13 | 13 | 36.23 |
| 2010s | 27 | 1,801 | 36.76 | 5/10 | 26 | 47.69 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 14 | 946 | 52.56 | 2/5 | 8 | 30.38 |
| Galle International Stadium | 13 | 1,034 | 49.24 | 4/6 | 7 | 40.14 |
| P Saravanamuttu Stadium | 8 | 355 | 29.58 | 1/0 | 4 | 44.25 |
| Asgiriya Stadium | 6 | 377 | 37.70 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Harare Sports Club | 3 | 210 | 70.00 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 3 | 173 | 34.60 | 0/2 | 4 | 22.25 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Zimbabwe, 1999 at Queens Sports Club
- Latest in the archive: v Bangladesh, 2013 at R Premadasa Stadium
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