Dilshan Madushanka is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays as a bowler for the Sri Lankan national cricket team. During the 2023 Cricket World Cup, Dilshan Madushanka claimed his first five-wicket haul for Sri Lanka in the match against India, and became the fourth Sri Lankan cricketer to take a five-wicket haul in the tournament.
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Wiki/Biography
Dilshan Madushanka, also known as Lokkumarakkalage Dilshan Madushanka, was born on Monday, 18 September 2000 (age 23 years; as of 2023) in Hambantota, Sri Lanka. His zodiac sign is Virgo.
Dilshan Madushanka’s childhood picture
He studied till 11th class from Hungama Vijayaba Central College, Hungama. He became interested in cricket when he was studying in school. Talking about this in an interview, Dilshan said,
My first encounter with cricket was when I saw some senior players playing cricket in the school grounds. Our school organized a big match about 4 or 5 years ago and it was only after watching that game that I wanted to play cricket.
Soon, he joined his school’s cricket team. However, his school only participated in junior level tournaments as cricket was an unaffordable luxury for schoolchildren. His school neither had a first-eleven team nor could it afford a two-day cricket game. Talking about this in an interview, Dilshan said,
Even to travel to matches, children had to save money. We didn’t get new balls for practice, we used used match balls. There were about 3 pairs of pads and 3 or 4 bats in the whole school, that’s what everyone used.”
Dilshan captained his school cricket team at the under-15 level and later went on to play for his school. She then started playing softball cricket and soon, attracted the attention of mainstream softball cricket teams in her area with her fast bowling. Meanwhile, he also played cricket for the district team. He participated in various coaching camps organized by Mr. Karunaratne, which later helped him earn a place in the provincial team.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 9″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
Dilshan Madushanka’s father Sujit Krishnatha is a fisherman. His mother KG Neelanthi is a housewife. she has two brothers. His elder brother, Sudesh Nirmal, is a cricketer who plays softball. His younger brother Nipun is a student.
Dilshan Madushanka’s father, Sujit Krishnatha
Dilshan Madushanka’s mother, KG Nilanthi
Wife
He is unmarried.
Affairs/Girlfriends
It is rumored that he is in a relationship with a girl named Nimasha Nanayakkara.
Dilshan Madushanka with Nimasha Nanayakkara
Religion
He follows Buddhism.
livelihood
domestic
First class
Dilshan Madushanka made his first-class debut for Colts Cricket Club against Negombo in the 2019–20 Premier League tournament on 13 March 2020.
Dilshan Madushanka with his friends
list a
On 8 June 2022, Dilshan made his List A debut for Sri Lanka A against Australia A during Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka.
t-20
In October 2020, Dambulla Viking signed Dilshan for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League. On 9 December 2020, he made his T20 debut for Dambulla Viking in the 2020 Lanka Premier League.
Dilshan Madushanka playing for Dambulla Viking in a match
In August 2021, he was included in the SLC Blues squad for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament. In November 2021, Dilshan was signed by the Galle Gladiators team for the 2021 Lanka Premier League. In July 2022, Dilshan was bought by Jaffna Kings for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League. Dilshan was bought by Jaffna Kings for US$92,000 during the 2023 Lanka Premier League auction, making him the most expensive player of the tournament. He has also played for Durban Supergiants.
international
under-19
In January 2020, Dilshan Madushanka was named in Sri Lanka’s squad for the 2020 Under-19 World Cup. In the tournament, during Sri Lanka’s Plate quarter-final match against Nigeria on 27 January 2020, Dilshan took five wickets.
T20 International
Dilshan was named in Sri Lanka’s Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2022 Asia Cup in August 2022. On 27 August 2022, he made his T20 International debut for Sri Lanka against Afghanistan. In September 2022, during Sri Lanka’s Asia Cup match against India, Dilshan took the wickets of Virat Kohli and Deepak Hooda and made a great start to his international career.
Dilshan Madushanka after taking the wicket of Virat Kohli during the match between Sri Lanka and India
one day international
Dilshan Madushanka was included in the Sri Lankan One Day International squad for the series against the West Indies in February 2021. On 10 January 2023, he made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Sri Lanka against India in Guwahati. In the match, he took his first ODI wicket of Rohit Sharma.
In 2023, his contributions to the Sri Lankan team during the ICC World Cup Qualifier helped the team qualify for the 2023 ODI World Cup. He took 3 wickets each against Zimbabwe and Netherlands during the qualifier matches. On 2 November 2023, during the World Cup match between Sri Lanka and India, Dilshan claimed his first five-wicket haul for Sri Lanka in the match against India. He became the fourth Sri Lankan cricketer after Ashantha de Mel, Chaminda Vaas and Lasith Malinga to record a fifth-wicket haul in the tournament.
Dilshan Madushanka is playing the match for Sri Lanka against India
Examination
Dilshan made his Test debut for Sri Lanka against Pakistan on 24 July 2023 at Colombo (SSC). Prior to his debut, he was included in the Sri Lankan Test squad five times—including for Sri Lanka’s series against South Africa in December 2020. Sri Lanka’s home series against Bangladesh in April 2021, Sri Lanka’s home series against Bangladesh in April 2022, Sri Lanka’s home series against Australia in June 2022 and Sri Lanka’s home series against Pakistan in July 2022.
Dilshan Madushanka playing a cricket match
Facts/General Knowledge
- Dilshan’s batting style is right-handed batting and left-arm fast bowling.
- Dilshan’s jersey number for Sri Lanka is 98.
Dilshan Madushanka’s jersey number
- Dilshan’s childhood wish was to join the Sri Lankan Army.
- In an interview, Dilshan revealed that initially his father was against Dilshan’s decision to choose cricket as a career. He said,
My father did not like me playing cricket. He blamed cricket for my poor academic results. He did not like sports and did not watch any sports on television. With the help of my mother, I used to go out to watch matches. But now he watches a lot of cricket on television and if the match is in Sooriyawewa, he comes to the ground to watch me play.
- Apparently, when Dilshan was selected to play cricket for the Under-19 Sri Lankan team, he did not have any cricket equipment. He didn’t even have a pair of good shoes. Initially he decided to leave the sport. However, his fans continued to support him, which helped him establish his career as a cricketer.
- Initially he played cricket wearing borrowed shoes.
- His first cricket coach was Hasan P. Baduge.
Dilshan Madushanka’s first coach
- Interestingly, Dilshan took six wickets for 21 runs in his first under-17 school match for Hungama Vijayaba Central College against Sumangala College.
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