Tillakaratne Dilshan
94Sri Lanka · AR · 1999 to 2016 · on scorecards: TM Dilshan
BATTING
- Matches
- 330
- Innings
- 303
- Runs
- 10290
- Average
- 39.27
- Strike rate
- 86.23
- High score
- 161*
- 100s / 50s
- 22 / 47
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 106
- Average
- 45.07
- Economy
- 4.87
- Strike rate
- 55.4
- Best figures
- 4/4
- 4w / 5w
- 3 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 123 / 1
- Run-outs effected
- 40
CAREER IN BRIEF
Tillakaratne Dilshan played 330 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 1999 to 2016. The first came against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, with a score of 35, and the last against Australia at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in 2016.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 6,296 runs at 44.7 in 159 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 161 not out from 146 balls against Bangladesh at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2015, in a match Sri Lanka won. In all: 22 hundreds, 47 fifties.
At home the average was 41.1 across 124 ODIs; away it was 39.0 across 134 ODIs. The most runs came against India: 2,255 runs at 38.2 in 70 ODIs. R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 54 ODIs and 1,605 runs at 35.7. Tillakaratne Dilshan captained Sri Lanka in 26 ODIs, winning 11 and losing 15. The scorecards record 25 player-of-the-match awards. Sri Lanka won 174 of the ODIs Tillakaratne Dilshan played and lost 139.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 330 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161* | 146 | Bangladesh | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2015 | Won |
| 160* | 165 | India | Bellerive Oval | 2012 | Lost |
| 160 | 124 | India | Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground | 2009 | Lost |
| 144 | 131 | Zimbabwe | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2011 | Won |
| 137* | 139 | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 2009 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/4 | 3 | Zimbabwe | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2011 | Won |
| 4/29 | 10 | India | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2005 | Won |
| 4/52 | 9.5 | South Africa | R Premadasa Stadium | 2004 | Won |
| 3/17 | 7 | Bangladesh | R Premadasa Stadium | 2005 | Won |
| 3/25 | 7 | South Africa | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2004 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 70 | 2,255 | 38.22 | 4/11 | 15 | 58.13 |
| Pakistan | 46 | 1,403 | 40.09 | 2/6 | 5 | 100.00 |
| Australia | 44 | 1,069 | 26.73 | 1/5 | 6 | 107.17 |
| New Zealand | 39 | 1,308 | 42.19 | 3/6 | 14 | 46.43 |
| England | 34 | 966 | 34.50 | 2/5 | 21 | 34.81 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1,036 | 45.04 | 2/5 | 20 | 39.70 |
| Bangladesh | 24 | 859 | 53.69 | 4/2 | 15 | 16.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 678 | 67.80 | 2/3 | 5 | 13.20 |
| West Indies | 16 | 287 | 26.09 | 0/2 | 3 | 57.33 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 183 | 183.00 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 2 | 110 | 55.00 | 1/0 | 1 | 15.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 36.00 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Bermuda | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Canada | 1 | 50 | 50.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Kenya | 1 | 44 | 44.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 124 | 4,070 | 41.11 | 9/19 | 59 | 34.59 |
| Away | 134 | 4,288 | 38.98 | 10/20 | 29 | 65.62 |
| Neutral | 72 | 1,932 | 36.45 | 3/8 | 18 | 46.33 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 141 | 35.25 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| 2000s | 166 | 3,853 | 32.93 | 5/15 | 47 | 45.23 |
| 2010s | 159 | 6,296 | 44.65 | 17/31 | 59 | 44.95 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 54 | 1,605 | 35.67 | 2/7 | 27 | 31.85 |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 32 | 805 | 33.54 | 1/4 | 16 | 30.75 |
| Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 15 | 939 | 78.25 | 5/2 | 13 | 21.62 |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 14 | 578 | 52.55 | 1/6 | 1 | 237.00 |
| Harare Sports Club | 9 | 346 | 57.67 | 1/2 | 2 | 27.00 |
| Adelaide Oval | 8 | 294 | 49.00 | 1/2 | 4 | 41.50 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Zimbabwe, 1999 at Queens Sports Club
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2016 at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 14 October 1976
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 11,933
- Ducks
- 11
- Four-wicket hauls
- 3
- Most common batting position
- 2nd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 91.5
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 81.0
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 115.5
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 46.6
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 60.1
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 10,501 balls faced in that period.
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