Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan (born 14 October 1976 in Kalutara) is a Sri Lankan cricketer and he plays his club cricket for the Indian Premier League team of Delhi DareDevils. Known as Tuwan Mohammad Dilshan prior to his conversion from Islam to Buddhism,an aggressive right-hand batsman, he is also a capable spin bowler and his off breaks are mostly used in the one-day arena. 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 against Zimbabwe before spending the next 15 months in and out of the side.
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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 4 consecutive Test innings he boasted scores of 63, 100, 83 and 104.
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 an incredible 12 sixes before being bowled by fellow Sri Lankan international Nuwan Kulasekara. The scorecard for the game can be found here.
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 an incredible 12 sixes before being bowled by fellow Sri Lankan international Nuwan Kulasekara. The scorecard for the game can be found here.
