CRICKET WICKETPLAYER CAREER
Dhananjaya de Silva
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
DS
210Internationals
7,245Career runs
13Centuries
108Wickets
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 69
- Innings
- 123
- Runs
- 4,431
- Average
- 38.86
- Strike rate
- 58.01
- Highest score
- 173
- Not outs
- 9
- 100s
- 13
- 50s
- 20
- Ducks
- 11
- 4s
- 534
- 6s
- 38
- Balls faced
- 7,638
Bowling
- Matches
- 69
- Innings
- 100
- Balls
- 4,233
- Maidens
- 85
- Runs conceded
- 2,348
- Wickets
- 43
- Average
- 54.60
- Economy
- 3.32
- Strike rate
- 98.44
- Best innings
- 3/25
- Best match
- 5/51
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- 0
Fielding
- Matches
- 69
- Innings
- 124
- Catches
- 90
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 90
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 90
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.725
- Best innings
- 5 (5ct 0st)
ODI
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 93
- Innings
- 85
- Runs
- 1,924
- Average
- 25.65
- Strike rate
- 77.92
- Highest score
- 93
- Not outs
- 10
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 10
- Ducks
- 4
- 4s
- 191
- 6s
- 17
- Balls faced
- 2,469
Bowling
- Matches
- 93
- Innings
- 78
- Balls
- 2,370
- Maidens
- 1
- Runs conceded
- 2,011
- Wickets
- 48
- Average
- 41.89
- Economy
- 5.09
- Strike rate
- 49.37
- Best innings
- 3/32
- Best match
- 3/32
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 93
- Innings
- 92
- Catches
- 42
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 42
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 42
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.456
- Best innings
- 3 (3ct 0st)
T20I
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 48
- Innings
- 47
- Runs
- 890
- Average
- 20.69
- Strike rate
- 115.88
- Highest score
- 66*
- Not outs
- 4
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 3
- Ducks
- 2
- 4s
- 77
- 6s
- 18
- Balls faced
- 768
Bowling
- Matches
- 48
- Innings
- 27
- Balls
- 310
- Maidens
- 0
- Runs conceded
- 353
- Wickets
- 17
- Average
- 20.76
- Economy
- 6.83
- Strike rate
- 18.23
- Best innings
- 2/22
- Best match
- 2/22
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 48
- Innings
- 47
- Catches
- 22
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 22
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 22
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.468
- Best innings
- 2 (2ct 0st)
Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.
Explore this player’s available match data
204 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-23 | India v Sri Lanka | Test | Match drawn |
| 2026-08-15 | India v Sri Lanka | Test | India won by 165 runs |
| 2026-07-03 | Sri Lanka v West Indies | Test | Match drawn |
| 2026-06-25 | Sri Lanka v West Indies | Test | West Indies won by an innings and 217 runs |
| 2026-06-08 | Sri Lanka v West Indies | ODI | No result |
| 2026-01-30 | Sri Lanka v England | T20I | England won by 11 runs |
| 2026-01-27 | England v Sri Lanka | ODI | England won by 53 runs |
| 2026-01-24 | Sri Lanka v England | ODI | England won by 5 wickets |
| 2026-01-22 | Sri Lanka v England | ODI | Sri Lanka won by 19 runs |
| 2026-01-11 | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | T20I | Sri Lanka won by 14 runs |
| 2026-01-09 | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | T20I | No result |
| 2026-01-07 | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | T20I | Pakistan won by 6 wickets |
THE SHAPE OF A CAREER
Available scorecardsPerformance by year
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
Exact yearly figures · 11 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 8 | 298 | 120 | 37.25 | 54.28 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 549 | 5 | 0 | N/A | 3.35 | N/A |
| 2025 | 4 | 7 | 122 | 39 | 20.33 | 58.93 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 207 | 5 | 3 | 26.66 | 3.20 | 50.00 |
| 2024 | 10 | 17 | 710 | 108 | 41.76 | 63.62 | 2 | 6 | 81 | 7 | 1,116 | 14 | 6 | 45.50 | 3.45 | 79.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 10 | 486 | 122 | 60.75 | 61.20 | 1 | 3 | 62 | 8 | 794 | 9 | 1 | 178.00 | 3.01 | 354.00 |
| 2022 | 7 | 13 | 343 | 109 | 26.38 | 55.77 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 615 | 11 | 8 | 38.12 | 3.41 | 67.00 |
| 2021 | 6 | 10 | 530 | 166 | 58.88 | 55.03 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 3 | 963 | 11 | 4 | 93.50 | 3.30 | 169.50 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 184 | 79 | 92.00 | 65.24 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 282 | 4 | 3 | 55.00 | 2.94 | 112.00 |
| 2019 | 8 | 14 | 403 | 109 | 33.58 | 57.24 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 4 | 704 | 11 | 9 | 31.33 | 3.09 | 60.66 |
| 2018 | 10 | 19 | 509 | 173 | 26.78 | 59.32 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 4 | 858 | 12 | 3 | 79.00 | 3.23 | 146.33 |
| 2017 | 5 | 10 | 231 | 119 | 25.66 | 54.60 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 423 | 8 | 1 | 217.00 | 3.87 | 336.00 |
| 2016 | 6 | 12 | 615 | 129 | 55.90 | 54.56 | 2 | 2 | 77 | 2 | 1,127 | 10 | 5 | 38.00 | 3.80 | 60.00 |
ODI
Exact yearly figures · 9 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 40 | 19.66 | 61.45 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 96 | 3 | 4 | 26.00 | 5.20 | 30.00 |
| 2023 | 20 | 18 | 364 | 51 | 22.75 | 81.98 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 444 | 17 | 8 | 55.50 | 5.24 | 63.50 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 | 147 | 60 | 24.50 | 90.18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 163 | 7 | 7 | 29.57 | 4.50 | 39.42 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 304 | 91 | 30.40 | 72.38 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 420 | 9 | 6 | 39.00 | 5.20 | 45.00 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 81 | 51 | 27.00 | 100.00 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 81 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 3.62 | N/A |
| 2019 | 14 | 13 | 250 | 39 | 25.00 | 71.22 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 351 | 13 | 12 | 36.66 | 5.17 | 42.50 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | 222 | 84 | 31.71 | 85.05 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 261 | 9 | 6 | 36.16 | 5.29 | 41.00 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 28 | 10.33 | 50.81 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 122 | 6 | 1 | 104.00 | 5.47 | 114.00 |
| 2016 | 11 | 10 | 273 | 78 | 34.12 | 82.97 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 329 | 6 | 3 | 36.00 | 5.14 | 42.00 |
T20I
Exact yearly figures · 11 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 22 | 14.33 | 116.21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 26.00 | 6.50 | 24.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 82 | 24 | 20.50 | 97.61 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 84 | 3 | 3 | 4.66 | 3.65 | 7.66 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 105 | 37 | 17.50 | 147.88 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 71 | 2 | 1 | 37.00 | 13.87 | 16.00 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 169 | 66 | 28.16 | 123.35 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 137 | 7 | 7 | 14.28 | 6.18 | 13.85 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 81 | 40 | 16.20 | 102.53 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 79 | 3 | 0 | N/A | 7.16 | N/A |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 57 | 37.00 | 151.02 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 49 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 9.33 | N/A |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 14 | 10.50 | 79.24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 33.00 | 6.60 | 30.00 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 31 | 24.00 | 106.66 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 3 | 14.66 | 7.33 | 12.00 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 27 | 16.00 | 97.95 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 6.00 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 62 | 37.00 | 127.58 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 6.66 | N/A |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 31 | 22.50 | 95.74 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
T20I v Pakistan · R Premadasa Stadium
- First century in this archive · 129 runs
Test v Australia · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
- Highest recorded innings · 173 runs
Test v Bangladesh · Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
- Best recorded bowling · 3/25
Test v New Zealand · Galle International Stadium
- Latest available scorecard
Test v India · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo