Dilshan signs for Derbyshire

London - Sri Lanka batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan will spend two spells with Derbyshire this season, the English County Championship Division Two side announced on Tuesday.

The experienced 38-year-old will be available for up to four Twenty20 Blast fixtures and two County Championship games when he replaces New Zealand's Martin Guptill as Derbyshire's overseas player in June.

He will then return to the County Ground at the beginning of August after playing in the Caribbean Premier League.