'It's hard to have an outstanding record on these pitches' - Dhananjaya de Silva calls for rethink of playing on spin-friendly decks
Dhananjaya de Silva on batting on spin friendly tracks
09 Feb 2025
2 MinDhananjaya de Silva
Sri Lanka
ICC Ranking
#25 All Rounder in TEST
#46 All Rounder in T20
#19 Batter in TEST
Current Series
Full Name
Dhananjaya de Silva
Nationality
Sri Lanka
Other Name
Dhananjaya de Silva
Role
All Rounder
Birth Date
06 Sep 1991 (33y 200d)
Birth Place
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Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Off Break
Teams
ICC Ranking
#25 All Rounder in TEST
#46 All Rounder in T20
#19 Batter in TEST
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 59 | 104 | 8 | 3881 | 173 | 40.42 | 6670 | 58.18 | 12 | 17 |
| odi | 90 | 82 | 10 | 1865 | 93 | 25.90 | 2373 | 78.59 | -- | 10 |
| t20i | 45 | 44 | 4 | 847 | 66 | 21.17 | 731 | 115.86 | -- | 3 |
| t20 | 126 | 116 | 13 | 2427 | 81 | 23.56 | 1928 | 125.88 | -- | 12 |
| fc | 128 | 220 | 17 | 8299 | 173 | 40.88 | 13424 | 61.82 | 24 | 39 |
| list a | 151 | 142 | 14 | 3681 | 132 | 28.75 | 4468 | 82.38 | 5 | 16 |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 59 | 82 | 617.30 | 2034 | 34 | 3/25 | 59.82 | 3.29 | 108.9 | -- | -- |
| odi | 90 | 75 | 375.00 | 1907 | 44 | 3/32 | 43.34 | 5.08 | 51.1 | -- | -- |
| t20i | 45 | 25 | 47.40 | 327 | 16 | 2/22 | 20.43 | 6.86 | 17.8 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 126 | 80 | 187.50 | 1327 | 53 | 4/6 | 25.03 | 7.06 | 21.2 | 1 | -- |
| fc | 128 | 168 | 1452.10 | 4651 | 150 | 7/59 | 31.00 | 3.20 | 58.0 | 3 | 5 |
| list a | 151 | 123 | 603.30 | 2967 | 83 | 4/27 | 35.74 | 4.91 | 43.6 | 1 | -- |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SL vs AUS | 0 & 23 | 0/18 | 06 Feb 2025 | Galle | test |
| SL vs AUS | 22 & 39 | - | 29 Jan 2025 | Galle | test |
| SA vs SL | 14 & 50 | 0/26 & 0/10 | 05 Dec 2024 | Port Elizabeth | test |
| SA vs SL | 7 & 59 | 0/11 & 0/31 | 27 Nov 2024 | Durban | test |
| SL vs NZ | 44 | 1/28 | 26 Sep 2024 | Galle | test |
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