Dilshan Munaweera

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Fullname
Eldeniya Medagedara Dilshan Yasika Munaweera
Born (1989-04-24) 24 April 1989 (age 36)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
BattingRight-handed
Dilshan Munaweera
Personal information
Full name
Eldeniya Medagedara Dilshan Yasika Munaweera
Born (1989-04-24) 24 April 1989 (age 36)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 182)31 August 2017 v India
Last ODI3 September 2017 v India
T20I debut (cap 46)18 September 2012 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I29 October 2017 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.24
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015Sylhet Super Stars
2016Barisal Bulls
2014Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
2021Dambulla Giants
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20
Matches 2 13 130 135
Runs scored 15 215 2,983 2,762
Batting average 7.50 17.91 24.05 22.27
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 2/17 0/11
Top score 11 53 142 82
Balls bowled 60 3,164 1,409
Wickets 1 91 57
Bowling average 92.00 25.03 28.56
5 wickets in innings 0 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/26 6/9 4/35
Catches/stumpings 2/ 1/ 39/ 19/
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 July 2022

Eldenia Medagedara Dilshan Yasika Munaweera, commonly known as Dilshan Munaweera (Sinhala: ඩිල්ශාන් මුණවීර; born 24 April 1989 in Colombo), is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who played limited over formats for the national side. He was a member of 2012 ICC World Twenty20 for Sri Lanka.[1] He is a right-handed batsman, who can hit very hard and a handy off-break bowler.[2]

Coming from a cricketing background Munaweera is the son of former first class cricketer Sudath Munaweera and Manjula Munaweera also played women's cricket. Munaweera got married in 2016 to Sanjeewani Palihakkara who is a fashion designer.[3]

He was educated at Nalanda College Colombo and played cricket for the college first XI team from 2006 to 2008.[4]

In April 2018, he was named in Colombo's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[5] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Colombo Stars following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[6]

International career

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