Sunday, March 27, 2011

Dilshan boosts chances of winning top award

Tillekeratne Dilshan

Sri Lanka’s dynamic all rounder Tillekeratne Dilshan further boosted his chances of winning the Most Valuable Player Award with another magnificent performance in the ICC 2011 Cricket World Cup quarterfinal match against England at the R Premadasa Stadium on Saturday.
The dashing opener hammered an unbeaten 108 from 115 deliveries with two sixes and ten boundaries as Sri Lanka overtook England total of 229 runs with ten overs to spare.
Dilshan had earlier captured the prize scalp of England captain Andrew Strauss having opened the bowling to finish with the figures of one wicket for 25 runs from six overs.
As a result Dilshan has now joined Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi and Indian all rounder Yuvraj Singh as the strong contenders to win the coveted Most Valuable Player Award.
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