Top 6 batting performances of Tillakaratne Dilshan

3) 106 and 1-40, Australia v Sri Lanka, Adelaide 2012

Tillakaratne Dilshan was excellent in the finals against Australia

The Adelaide Oval, nestled in the backdrop of picturesque gardens and swaying trees, provided the perfect setting for Dilshan to launch a splendid all-round show to ensure the visitors levelled the three-match final series 1-1.

With a blue bandana perched beneath his helmet, Dilshan's batting fluctuated between cracking drives and pulls, sprinkled by the occasional Dilscoop. Dilshan was even clonked on the helmet when he missed an attempted scoop, but that day, runs just flowed from his willow.

The veteran batsman and Mahela Jayawardene hustled Sri Lanka to 30 runs off just three overs and maintained the tempo for the rest of the innings. Dilshan grounded out a hundred as the visitors cantered to an eight-wicket win. Dilshan had also plugged away from one end with his offspin to keep the lid on the scoring rate. In fact, his economical spell of 1 for 40 paved the way for the tourists to restrict Australia to 271 for 6 on an easy-paced track.