Dhananjaya de Silva Full Biography, Records, Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Family, & More

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Dhananjaya de Silva Full Biography

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Dhananjaya de Silva(born in 6 Sep 1991) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays almost every forms in international cricket as well as for Tamil Union in domestic cricket. In November 2017, he was appointed the Test batsman of the year for the 2016–17 season at Sri Lanka Cricket annual awards.

Dhananjaya de Silva Basic Information 

  • FULL NAME: Dhananjaya Maduranga de Silva
  • Nickname: de Silva
  • PLAYING ROLE: Allrounder
  • BATTING STYLE: Right hand bat
  • BOWLING STYLE: Right arm offbreak
  • Major Teams: Sri Lanka Under-19s, Sri Lanka A, Ragama Cricket Club, Kandurata Maroons, Badureliya Sports Club, and Sri Lanka.

Dhananjaya de Silva Physical Appearance

  • HEIGHT: 5ft 8in
  • AGE: 29y 336d
  • Eye Colour: black
  • Hair Colour: black

Personal Life of Dhananjaya de Silva

  • BORN: September 06, 1991, Colombo
  • Age: 29
  • Birth Place: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
  • Zodiac sign: Virgo
  • Nationality: Sri Lankan
  • School:Deberawewa National School, Tissamaharama, Hambanthota
  • College: Mahanama College, Colombo
  • EDUCATION: Debarawewa Central Hambantota, Mahanama College Colombo, Richmond College, Galle
  • Net Worth: USD $1.5 million approx

Dhananjaya de Silva Family & Religion 

  • Father:  Ranjan de Silva
  • Mother: N/A
  • Brother: N/A
  • Sister: N/A
  • Coach/Mentor: N/A
  • Religion: Christianity
  • Address: Balangoda, Sri Lanka

Cricket Career of Dhananjaya de Silva

  • Test: Debut
    Sri Lanka vs Australia at Pallekele – July 26 – 30, 2016
    Last
    Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Pallekele – April 29 – May 03, 2021
  • ODI: Debut
    Ireland vs Sri Lanka at Dublin (Malahide) – June 16, 2016
    Last
    Sri Lanka vs India at Colombo (RPS) – July 23, 2021
  • T20: Debut
    Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Colombo (RPS) – July 30, 2015
    Last
    Sri Lanka vs India at Colombo (RPS) – July 29, 2021
  • Jersey Number: 75
  • Nature on the field: Calm

Bowling Career

Bowling: Averages, strike rates and economy

16th: Worst career bowling average (60.04)
45th: Worst career strike rate (108.5)
Batting Career 

Batting: Most runs

21st: Most runs in an innings (by batting position) (57)

Batting: Ducks and pairs

31st: No ducks in career (19)

Career Averages

Title Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s
overview 2016-2021 36 64 5 2253 173 38.18 3991 56.45 7 8 6 278 15

vs Team

Title Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s
vs Australia 2016-2019 5 10 1 375 129 41.66 704 53.26 1 1 0 48 1
vs Bangladesh 2017-2021 5 8 0 463 173 57.87 696 66.52 2 0 1 59 3
vs England 2018-2018 3 6 0 168 73 28.00 335 50.14 0 2 1 14 1
vs India 2017-2017 2 4 1 137 119* 45.66 251 54.58 1 0 1 19 1
vs New Zealand 2018-2019 3 6 1 130 109 26.00 211 61.61 1 0 1 20 2
vs Pakistan 2019-2019 2 3 1 134 102* 67.00 230 58.26 1 0 1 17 1
vs South Africa 2016-2020 8 14 1 374 79* 28.76 619 60.42 0 2 1 48 4
vs West Indies 2018-2021 4 7 0 142 50 20.28 313 45.36 0 1 0 18 0
vs Zimbabwe 2016-2020 4 6 0 330 127 55.00 632 52.21 1 2 0 35 2

Highlighted Records of Dhananjaya de Silva

  • In November 2017, Dhananjaya De Silva was given the title as the ‘ Test Batsman of the Year 2016 – 2017 season’ at Sri Lanka Cricket’s annual awards.
  • n Super Provisional One Day Tournament Silva 2019, Silva was awarded  ‘Player of the Tournament’.

Dhananjaya de Silva Preferences & Hobbies

  • Hobbies: N/A
  • Favorite Cricketers: Sachin Tendulkar,Chris Gayle.
  • Most Favorite Sportspersons: N/A
  • Fav Food: Fast foods, French Recipes
  • Favorite Color: Black
  • Favorite flower:  lily

Dhananjaya de Silva Relationship Status

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Dhananjaya de Silva with his wife
  • Marital Status: married
  • Wife: Sanduni Nisansala
  • Marriage Date: 2018
  • Children: N/A

Dhananjaya de Silva Awards and Recognitions

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  • In November 2017, Dhananjaya De Silva was given the title as the ‘ Test Batsman of the Year 2016 – 2017 season ’ at Sri Lanka Cricket’s annual awards.
  • Also Super Provisional One Day Tournament Silva 2019, Silva was awarded  ‘Player of the Tournament’.

Controversies did by Dhananjaya de Silva

Dhananjaya De Silva listion to in news when his father was murdered by terrorists on May 25, 2018. His father was shot dead by an unknown gunman in Gnanendra, Mawatha, Ratmalana. His father was a famous politician and as well as a member of the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council. In an press talk, Dhananjaya De Silva’s elder brother explained that My father was a victim of drug Trafficking. Although, Silva’s poor performance against South Africa was extremely criticized resulting in he was dropped from several important games.

The All Out Cricket Post Interview of Dhananjaya de Silva

Lesser-Known Facts About Dhananjaya de Silva

  • He has scored 1863 runs in 57 innings of 31 Tests with the help of 6 centuries.

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