Dhananjaya de Silva

Dhananjaya de Silva

Sri Lanka AllRounder
T20 WORLD CUP 2024 STATS
55 Runs
105.77 S/R
27.50 Avg
1 W
5.50 E/R

Personal Information

Full Name Dhananjaya Maduranga de Silva
Date of Birth September 6, 1991
Age 31 Years
Nationality Sri Lanka
Birth Place Hambantota, Sri Lanka
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Current Team(s)
Role Batting Allrounder, Right-handed Batsman, Right arm off break Bowler
Batting Style Right hand Bat
Bowling Style Right arm Offbreak
Debut July 30, 2015
Jersey No. 75
Family Father - Ranjan de Silva

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
SL vs NZ 44 80 3 1 55.00 8 32 1 4.00
SL vs NZ 11 & 40 24 & 77 2 & 4 0 & 0 45.83 & 51.95 7 & 12 31 & 32 2 & 1 4.43 & 2.67
ENG vs SL 69 111 11 0 62.16 4 18 2 4.50
ENG vs SL 0 & 50 3 & 71 0 & 7 0 & 0 0.00 & 70.42 0 0 0 0
SL vs ENG 74 & 11 84 & 25 8 & 1 0 & 0 88.10 & 44.00 2 14 0 7.00

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 90 82 1865 2373 10 25.90 78.59 0 10 93 186 17 41 0
TESTs 59 104 3881 6670 8 40.42 58.18 12 17 173 462 34 80 0
T20Is 45 44 847 731 4 21.17 115.86 0 3 66 71 18 21 0
T20s 126 116 2427 1928 13 23.56 125.88 0 12 81 227 68 61 0
LISTAs 151 142 3681 4468 14 28.75 82.38 5 16 132 402 37 67 0
FIRSTCLASS 128 220 8299 13424 17 40.88 61.82 24 39 173 949 106 155 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 90 75 375 1907 44 43.34 5.08 3/32 0 0
TESTs 59 82 617.3 2034 34 59.82 3.29 5/51 0 0
T20Is 45 25 47.4 327 16 20.43 6.86 2/22 0 0
T20s 126 80 187.5 1327 53 25.03 7.06 4/6 0 0
LISTAs 151 123 603.3 2967 83 35.74 4.91 4/27 0 0
FIRSTCLASS 128 168 1452.1 4651 150 31.00 3.20 12/109 5 1

Dhananjaya de Silva News

"THE GLORY DAYS RETURNING FOR SRI LANKA" - Fans react after SL beat New Zealand 2-0 in Test series "THE GLORY DAYS RETURNING FOR SRI LANKA" - Fans react after SL beat New Zealand 2-0 in Test series
"THE GLORY DAYS RETURNING FOR SRI LANKA" - Fans react after SL beat New Zealand 2-0 in Test series
Why are New Zealand players wearing black arm-bands in the 2nd SL vs NZ 2024 Test? Why are New Zealand players wearing black arm-bands in the 2nd SL vs NZ 2024 Test?
Why are New Zealand players wearing black arm-bands in the 2nd SL vs NZ 2024 Test?
[Watch] New Zealand's Glenn Phillips cleans up Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva with absolute peach in SL vs NZ 1st Test [Watch] New Zealand's Glenn Phillips cleans up Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva with absolute peach in SL vs NZ 1st Test
[Watch] New Zealand's Glenn Phillips cleans up Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva with absolute peach in SL vs NZ 1st Test
Sri Lanka announce playing XI for the first SL vs NZ 2024 Test; Milan Rathnayake dropped Sri Lanka announce playing XI for the first SL vs NZ 2024 Test; Milan Rathnayake dropped
Sri Lanka announce playing XI for the first SL vs NZ 2024 Test; Milan Rathnayake dropped
“We are only getting the chance while we’re touring here” – Dhananjaya de Silva seeks opportunities for Sri Lanka teammates in County Cricket “We are only getting the chance while we’re touring here” – Dhananjaya de Silva seeks opportunities for Sri Lanka teammates in County Cricket
“We are only getting the chance while we’re touring here” – Dhananjaya de Silva seeks opportunities for Sri Lanka teammates in County Cricket

Dhananjaya de Silva: A Brief Biography

Dhananjaya de Silva Biography


Born on 6 September 1991 in Hambantota, Dhananjaya de Silva is a Sri Lankan batting all-rounder.


The technically sound right-handed batsman also played for Ruhuna Royals, Kandurata Maroons and Sri Lanka Board Presidents XI.


His dedication as a player was recognised even in his international debut year as he earned the title of SLC test player of the year 2016.


Background


Teenage scarred with hardships and perseverance, Dhananjaya de Silva saw much at an early age in his life.


It was difficult for him to make ends meet when his village was hit by horrific Tsunami in 2005, but by his tenacity he came out with flying colours by focussing on his schooling and cricket at the same time. Silva rose up the ranks and became the captain of Richmond first XI cricket team in the 2010/2011 season.


In Super T20 Provincial Tournament, he hit 234 runs at a strike rate of 133, in six innings. Months later, he was the star of Tamil Union's first victorious first-class campaign in 55 years, amassing 868 runs at 54.20 which featured a crucial fourth-innings 121 in the match that clinched his team the title. He also ended up as his side's top wicket taker by his off-spin.


If one says, he is equally talented in batting as well as bowling, his stats would validate this for him.


Debut


The Artistic batsman from the southern reaches of the island, had an impressive domestic career of scoring 4218 runs and claiming 68 wickets in 64 matches.


These majestic numbers marked him out for more intensive national duty and Dhananjaya de Silva briefly caught the national selectors' eye in 2015 for the T20I series against Pakistan. ODI and Test debuts came the following year against Australia and Ireland respectively and he kicked his international career off in a very promising way.


In his first ever Test series, which was against Australia at home, he was the highest run-getter against an attack that comprised Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon.


A stark highlight in it was his 211-run partnership with Dinesh Chandimal in the third Test, rescuing his side from dire straits en route his maiden Test ton.


Rise to Glory


After the successful Debut series, Silva yet again brought laurels for his team in Zimbabwe tour in 2016. He scored a fifty in the first test and a tremendous century in the second.


He came back to the playing squad against India in 2017 with a thump, he updated his century tally by one. Due to the extensive pollution and haziness in Delhi, it was an herculean task to take guard the team from from front and eventually block the inevitable victory of India, but Silva dealt professionally and his unbeaten 119 became the highest fourth innings score by any visiting batsman in India.


Low Points


Due to his poor performance in the South Africa series, he was shifted from being an opener to the middle order and eventually dropped from the team for ICC Champions Trophy 2017.


During the tournament, Silva was called to fill in the shoes of Kusal Perera, who underwent an injury, but again he failed to capitalize his worthiness in the squad and removed from the squad after the Champions Trophy.


Promising Future


In the Sri Lanka’s rebuilding phase with most senior heads out, new find Dhananjaya De Silva underlined a batting flair to endure for the future of Sri Lanka cricket.


Till now he had played 11 tests, 17 ODIs and 7 T20I scoring 846, 335, 167 runs respectively and thrashing a total of 11 international wickets.


Experts believe, if this lanky right-handed batsman does justice to his capabilities, he will soon be among the likes of former veteran Sri Lankan players, Atapattu and Dilshan.

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