Full name Eldeniya Medagedara Dilshan Yasika Munaweera
Born April 24, 1989, Colombo
Current age 31 years 270 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Barbados Tridents, Basnahira Greens, Basnahira North, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Duronto Rajshahi, Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Board President's XI, Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI, Sri Lanka Under-19s, Sri Lanka Under-21s, Uva Next, Wayamba
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height 5 ft 7 in
Education Nalanda College, Colombo
Relation Father - S Munaweera
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
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ODIs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 7.50 | 29 | 51.72 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
T20Is | 13 | 13 | 1 | 215 | 53 | 17.91 | 164 | 131.09 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
First-class | 86 | 142 | 0 | 4518 | 191 | 31.81 | 4998 | 90.39 | 9 | 23 | 530 | 132 | 54 | 0 |
List A | 107 | 106 | 3 | 2593 | 142 | 25.17 | 2640 | 98.21 | 2 | 16 | 335 | 74 | 32 | 0 |
T20s | 120 | 118 | 7 | 2434 | 82 | 21.92 | 1922 | 126.63 | 0 | 9 | 302 | 86 | 18 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
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ODIs | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20Is | 13 | 5 | 60 | 92 | 1 | 1/26 | 1/26 | 92.00 | 9.20 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 86 | 101 | 4400 | 2420 | 71 | 5/47 | 6/100 | 34.08 | 3.30 | 61.9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
List A | 107 | 76 | 2233 | 1653 | 60 | 6/9 | 6/9 | 27.55 | 4.44 | 37.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
T20s | 120 | 72 | 1145 | 1359 | 42 | 4/35 | 4/35 | 32.35 | 7.12 | 27.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ODI debut | Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Aug 31, 2017 scorecard |
Last ODI | Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Sep 3, 2017 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Hambantota, Sep 18, 2012 scorecard |
Last T20I | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Lahore, Oct 29, 2017 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | Saracens Sports Club v Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (Bloomfield), Nov 21-23, 2008 scorecard |
Last First-class | Negombo Cricket Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (Colts), Aug 22-24, 2020 scorecard |
List A debut | Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club v Police Sports Club at Moratuwa, Nov 26, 2008 scorecard |
Last List A | Negombo Cricket Club v Badureliya Sports Club at Maggona, Dec 18, 2019 scorecard |
T20s debut | Basnahira North v Kandurata at Pallekele, Feb 24, 2010 scorecard |
Last T20s | Negombo Cricket Club v Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Maggona, Jan 12, 2020 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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0/7, 85, 0/7 | Negombo | v Tamil Union | Colombo (Colts) | 22 Aug 2020 | FC |
91, 0/24 | Negombo | v Badureliya | Colombo (NCC) | 16 Aug 2020 | FC |
0/25, 12, 0/8, 25 | Negombo | v Lankan CC | Moratuwa | 10 Aug 2020 | FC |
18, 3/48, 10, 0/3 | Negombo | v Colts | Colombo (Colts) | 13 Mar 2020 | FC |
1/37, 8, 1/52, 0 | Negombo | v Burgher | Colombo (Moors) | 6 Mar 2020 | FC |
2/23, 11, 0/59, 77 | Negombo | v Col CC | Colombo (Burgher) | 21 Feb 2020 | FC |
2/29, 40, 2/27, 12 | Negombo | v SL Army | Colombo (Moors) | 14 Feb 2020 | FC |
120, 0/42, 49 | Negombo | v Sinhalese | Colombo (SSC) | 7 Feb 2020 | FC |
0/49, 43, 27 | Negombo | v Moors | Colombo (Moors) | 31 Jan 2020 | FC |
55, 4/35 | Negombo | v Kurunegala Y | Maggona | 12 Jan 2020 | T20 |
An opening batsman of rare power, Dilshan Munaweera earned a call-up to the national side for the 2012 World Twenty20 after impressing at the inaugural SLPL, in which he was the top scorer. Brutal on anything short and almost as severe when bowlers overpitch, Munaweera is a firm convert of the Sanath Jayasuriya school of opening - hit it hard, long and over the infield. His 44 from 23 balls to clinch the SLPL title for the Uva Next franchise included five sixes and two fours.