Dhananjaya de Silva Profile, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka -
All Rounder
Full Name: Dhananjaya de Silva
Birth Date: September 6, 1991 (34 Years)
Birth Place: Colombo
Nationality: Sri Lanka
Role: All Rounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
Teams: Sri Lanka, Colombo Strikers, Jaffna Kings, Dambulla Aura, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Board President's XI, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Abahani Limited, Galle, Colombo, Jaffna, Sri Lanka Board XI, SLC Blues, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
Batting Statistics
| Format | M | Inns | Runs | BF | NO | HS | AVG | S/R | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 65 | 115 | 4133 | 7089 | 9 | 173 | 38.99 | 58.3 | 12 | 19 | 499 | 36 |
| ODI | 93 | 85 | 1924 | 2469 | 10 | 93 | 25.65 | 77.92 | 0 | 10 | 191 | 17 |
| T20I | 48 | 47 | 890 | 768 | 4 | 66 | 20.69 | 115.88 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 18 |
| T20 (Domestic) | 135 | 125 | 2574 | 2066 | 13 | 81 | 22.98 | 124.58 | 0 | 12 | 241 | 69 |
| List A | 161 | 152 | 4016 | 4830 | 15 | 132 | 29.31 | 83.14 | 6 | 17 | 432 | 46 |
| First Class | 149 | 258 | 9744 | 15624 | 21 | 173 | 41.11 | 62.36 | 28 | 47 | 1108 | 120 |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 65 | 95 | - | 2301 | 43 | 5/51 | 53.51 | 3.32 | - | 0 |
| ODI | 93 | 78 | - | 2011 | 48 | 3/32 | 41.89 | 5.09 | - | 0 |
| T20I | 48 | 27 | - | 353 | 17 | 2/22 | 20.76 | 6.83 | - | 0 |
| T20 (Domestic) | 135 | 86 | - | 1414 | 58 | 4/6 | 24.37 | 7 | - | 0 |
| List A | 161 | 133 | - | 3254 | 92 | 4/27 | 35.36 | 4.89 | - | 0 |
| First Class | 149 | 192 | - | 5262 | 171 | 12/109 | 30.77 | 3.24 | - | 5 |
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Dhananjaya de Silva is an all-rounder of the Sri Lanka. Dhananjaya de Silva belongs to the Colombo. He was born on September 06, 1991. As of March 2026, he is 34 years old. D Silva is a Right Hand Bat and Right Arm Off Break.
Dhananjaya de Silva has played 65 Test matches for Sri Lanka and scored 4,133 runs with 43 wickets in the red ball format in his name. D Silva has smashed 499 fours and 36 sixes in his Test career. He played his recent Test match against Bangladesh at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in June 2025. As an all-rounder, his highest individual score in Test cricket is 173, and his best bowling spell in this format is 3/25.
In the ODI career of all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva, he has been part of 93 matches in this format. D Silva has registered 1,924 runs in his name with 191 fours and 17 sixes in white ball format. The 34-year-old all-rounder played his recent matches against England in January 2026. The Highest Individual Score of D Silva is 93, and the best bowling figure in ODI is 3/32.
All-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva has played 48 games in his T20 career and has posted 890 runs. D Silva has hammered 77 fours and 18 sixes in his T20 career. His top Individual score in T20 is 66, and his best bowling figure is 2/22. He played his recent T20 match against Zimbabwe in February 2026.