Dhananjaya de Silva

Dhananjaya de Silva
Personal information
Born (1991-09-06) 6 September 1991 (age 32)
Hambantota, Sri Lanka
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 135)26 July 2016 v Australia
Last Test24 July 2023 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 169)16 June 2016 v Ireland
Last ODI9 November 2023 v New Zealand
T20I debut (cap 53)30 July 2015 v Pakistan
Last T20I19 February 2024 v Afghanistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Badureliya SC
Kandurata Maroons
Ragama CC
2016–presentTamil Union
2020Jaffna Stallions
2021Colombo Stars
2024Khulna Tigers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 53 90 43 124
Runs scored 3,511 1,865 792 8,228
Batting average 40.82 25.90 20.84 40.93
100s/50s 12/13 0/10 0/3 24/38
Top score 173 93 66* 173
Balls bowled 3,603 2,250 274 8,546
Wickets 34 44 15 148
Bowling average 58.26 43.34 21.06 30.77
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 5
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 1
Best bowling 3/25 3/32 2/22 7/59
Catches/stumpings 70/– 41/– 21/– 154/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 March 2024

Dhananjaya Maduranga de Silva, or commonly Dhananjaya de Silva (born 6 September 1991) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer,[1] who plays for Sri Lanka in all formats of the game and for Tamil Union in domestic cricket and current captain of the national team in Test. In November 2017, he was named the Test batsman of the year for the 2016–17 season at Sri Lanka Cricket's annual awards.[2]

  1. ^ "Dhananjaya de Silva". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Gunaratne wins big at SLC's annual awards". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 24 November 2022.