Tag: Dilshan

Dilshan, Sangakkara lift gloom with tons

Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara smashed successive centuries against Pakistan to light up the rain-hit second Test in Colombo on Tuesday. The hosts,...

Dilshan, Sangakara put Pakistan attack to sword

Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara hammered centuries as Sri Lanka walloped Pakistan on the opening day of the first cricket Test in Galle on...

De Villiers, Dilshan sink Rajasthan

Tillakaratne Dilshan and AB de Villiers helped Royal Challengers Bangalore overcome a major disruption to their plans and secure their fourth win of the...

Dilshan fined for excessive appealing

Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan has been fined 10 percent of his match fee for over-the-top appealing during the second Test against England, the International...

Lessons learnt from defeat, says Misbah

Sri Lanka’s win over Pakistan in their second one day international has given them a badly-needed confidence boost for the rest of the five-match...

Misbah, Dilshan back use of DRS

Rival captains Tillakaratne Dilshan and Misbah-ul Haq have called for the use of the Decision Review System (DRS) in all international cricket. Sri Lankan...

Different concerns for Misbah, Dilshan

Rival captains Tillakaratne Dilshan and Misbah-ul-Haq have different concerns going into the second of three Tests between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Dubai cricket...

Sri Lanka have the advantage: Dilshan

Tillakaratne Dilshan, the Sri Lanka captain, has said that his team have the psychological advantage over Pakistan after salvaging a draw in the first...

Dilshan, Mathews star as Sri Lanka in charge

Skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan inspired Sri Lanka's tenacious batting display as the hosts took charge of the third cricket Test against Australia in Colombo on...

Sri Lanka’s Dilshan to remain captain

Tillakaratne Dilshan was confirmed on Thursday as Sri Lanka's captain in all forms of the game for the rest of the year, the cricket...

Dilshan’s ton destroys Australia

Tillakaratne Dilshan hammered a maiden Twenty20 century to set up Sri Lanka's 35-run victory over Australia in the opening match on Saturday. The captain...

Dilshan wary of youthful Australia

Sri Lanka skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan on Tuesday insisted his team would not be taking Australia lightly despite the youthful look to the tourists’ squad....

SL set to lose Dilshan for England finale

Sri Lanka were resigned to being without captain Tillakaratne Dilshann for the upcoming third and final Test against England after rain had the final...

Dilshan injury casts shadow over Sri Lanka

No sooner had Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan been named man-of-the-match in the drawn second Test against England at Lord’s here on Tuesday he...

Sri Lanka skipper Dilshan suffers broken thumb

Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan has suffered a hairline fracture of his right thumb and will bat on the final day of the second...

Dilshan stays on top of England attack

Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan continued the tourists' recovery against England by advancing to his Test-best score at Lord's here on Sunday. Dilshan's 187...

Dilshan guides as Sri Lanka resist England

Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan led from the front with an unbeaten century as the tourists fought back against England on the second day...