| Dilshan Munaweera | |
| Fullname: | Eldeniya Medagedara Dilshan Yasika Munaweera |
| Birth Date: | 24 April 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Heightft: | 5 |
| Heightinch: | 7 |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off break |
| International: | true |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Internationalspan: | 2012 - 2017 |
| Odidebutdate: | 31 August |
| Odidebutyear: | 2017 |
| Odidebutagainst: | India |
| Odicap: | 182 |
| Lastodidate: | 3 September |
| Lastodiyear: | 2017 |
| Lastodiagainst: | India |
| T20idebutdate: | 18 September |
| T20idebutyear: | 2012 |
| T20idebutagainst: | Zimbabwe |
| T20icap: | 46 |
| Lastt20idate: | 29 October |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2017 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | Pakistan |
| T20ishirt: | 24 |
| Club1: | Sylhet Super Stars |
| Year1: | 2015 |
| Club2: | Barisal Bulls |
| Year2: | 2016 |
| Club3: | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club |
| Year3: | 2014 |
| Club4: | Dambulla Giants |
| Year4: | 2021 |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | ODI |
| Column2: | T20I |
| Column3: | LA |
| Column4: | T20 |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Matches2: | 13 |
| Matches3: | 130 |
| Matches4: | 135 |
| Runs1: | 15 |
| Runs2: | 215 |
| Runs3: | 2,983 |
| Runs4: | 2,762 |
| Bat Avg1: | 7.50 |
| Bat Avg2: | 17.91 |
| Bat Avg3: | 24.05 |
| Bat Avg4: | 22.27 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/1 |
| 100S/50S3: | 2/17 |
| 100S/50S4: | 0/11 |
| Top Score1: | 11 |
| Top Score2: | 53 |
| Top Score3: | 142 |
| Top Score4: | 82 |
| Deliveries1: | - |
| Deliveries2: | 60 |
| Deliveries3: | 3,164 |
| Deliveries4: | 1,409 |
| Wickets1: | - |
| Wickets2: | 1 |
| Wickets3: | 91 |
| Wickets4: | 57 |
| Bowl Avg1: | - |
| Bowl Avg2: | 92.00 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 25.03 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 28.56 |
| Fivefor1: | - |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Fivefor3: | 2 |
| Fivefor4: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | - |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | - |
| Best Bowling2: | 1/26 |
| Best Bowling3: | 6/9 |
| Best Bowling4: | 4/35 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/ - |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 1/ - |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 39/ - |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 19/ - |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/304735.html ESPNcricinfo |
| Date: | 26 July |
| Year: | 2022 |
Eldenia Medagedara Dilshan Yasika Munaweera, commonly known as Dilshan Munaweera (Sinhala; Sinhalese: ඩිල්ශාන් මුණවීර; born 24 April 1989 in Colombo), is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who played limited over formats for the national side. He is 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]
Munaweera has played first-class cricket for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club. He has also played four Twenty20 Internationals for Sri Lanka.[7] [8]
He represented Sri Lanka at the 2008 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup and at the 2010 Asian Games.
Munaweera was picked up for the 3-T20Is against Australia in 2017 as a senior batsman, where many senior players were ruled out due to injuries. In his comeback match on 17 February 2017, Munaweera scored 29-ball 44 runs to provide a fast start to the chase. Sri Lanka finally won the match by 5 wickets.[9] In August 2017, he was added to Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) squad ahead of the fourth match against India.[10] He made his ODI debut on 31 August 2017 against India. He only scored 11 runs and Sri Lanka lost the match by 168 runs.[11]
In May 2018, he was one of 33 cricketers to be awarded a national contract by Sri Lanka Cricket ahead of the 2018–19 season.[12] [13]