CRICKET WICKETPLAYER CAREER
Aravinda de Silva
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
AS
401Internationals
15,645Career runs
31Centuries
135Wickets
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 93
- Innings
- 159
- Runs
- 6,361
- Average
- 42.97
- Strike rate
- —
- Highest score
- 267
- Not outs
- 11
- 100s
- 20
- 50s
- 22
- Ducks
- 7
- 4s
- —
- 6s
- 48
- Balls faced
- —
Bowling
- Matches
- 93
- Innings
- 58
- Balls
- 2,595
- Maidens
- 77
- Runs conceded
- 1,208
- Wickets
- 29
- Average
- 41.65
- Economy
- 2.79
- Strike rate
- 89.48
- Best innings
- 3/30
- Best match
- 3/34
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- 0
Fielding
- Matches
- 93
- Innings
- 149
- Catches
- 43
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 43
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 43
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.288
- Best innings
- 4 (4ct 0st)
ODI
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 308
- Innings
- 296
- Runs
- 9,284
- Average
- 34.90
- Strike rate
- 81.13
- Highest score
- 145
- Not outs
- 30
- 100s
- 11
- 50s
- 64
- Ducks
- 17
- 4s
- —
- 6s
- —
- Balls faced
- 11,443
Bowling
- Matches
- 308
- Innings
- 156
- Balls
- 5,148
- Maidens
- 27
- Runs conceded
- 4,177
- Wickets
- 106
- Average
- 39.40
- Economy
- 4.86
- Strike rate
- 48.56
- Best innings
- 4/30
- Best match
- 4/30
- 4 wickets
- 2
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 308
- Innings
- 307
- Catches
- 95
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 95
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 95
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.309
- Best innings
- 3 (3ct 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
397 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-03-18 | Australia v Sri Lanka | ODI | Australia won by 48 runs |
| 2003-03-15 | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | ODI | Sri Lanka won by 74 runs |
| 2003-03-10 | India v Sri Lanka | ODI | India won by 183 runs |
| 2003-03-07 | Australia v Sri Lanka | ODI | Australia won by 96 runs |
| 2003-03-03 | Sri Lanka v South Africa | ODI | Match tied |
| 2003-02-28 | Sri Lanka v West Indies | ODI | Sri Lanka won by 6 runs |
| 2003-02-14 | Bangladesh v Sri Lanka | ODI | Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets |
| 2003-02-10 | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | ODI | Sri Lanka won by 47 runs |
| 2003-01-21 | Sri Lanka v Australia | ODI | Australia won by 9 wickets |
| 2003-01-17 | England v Sri Lanka | ODI | England won by 19 runs |
| 2003-01-15 | Sri Lanka v Australia | ODI | Australia won by 4 wickets |
| 2003-01-13 | Sri Lanka v England | ODI | Sri Lanka won by 31 runs |
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 · 19 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4 | 6 | 409 | 206 | 68.16 | 60.86 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 672 | 4 | 2 | 52.50 | 2.72 | 115.50 |
| 2001 | 4 | 7 | 224 | 106 | 32.00 | 44.35 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 505 | 3 | 0 | N/A | 1.50 | N/A |
| 2000 | 6 | 11 | 306 | 112 | 27.81 | 39.33 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 778 | 4 | 1 | 79.00 | 2.03 | 233.00 |
| 1999 | 5 | 7 | 293 | 78 | 58.60 | 43.53 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 673 | 3 | 2 | 54.00 | 3.24 | 100.00 |
| 1998 | 8 | 14 | 682 | 152 | 56.83 | 53.78 | 2 | 3 | 85 | 7 | 1,268 | 13 | 7 | 36.85 | 2.47 | 89.42 |
| 1997 | 10 | 19 | 1,220 | 168 | 76.25 | 58.79 | 7 | 2 | 149 | 6 | 2,075 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 2.55 | N/A |
| 1996 | 3 | 4 | 73 | 35 | 18.25 | 52.14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 140 | 3 | 0 | N/A | 2.00 | N/A |
| 1995 | 6 | 12 | 282 | 105 | 23.50 | 39.27 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 718 | 8 | 6 | 32.00 | 3.12 | 61.50 |
| 1994 | 8 | 15 | 326 | 127 | 23.28 | 43.52 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 749 | 4 | 3 | 26.33 | 2.54 | 62.00 |
| 1993 | 8 | 14 | 656 | 148 | 50.46 | 44.14 | 1 | 5 | 75 | 7 | 1,486 | 6 | 5 | 21.20 | 2.52 | 50.40 |
| 1992 | 6 | 8 | 301 | 85 | 37.62 | 62.19 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 484 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 2.00 | N/A |
| 1991 | 5 | 9 | 603 | 267 | 67.00 | 64.35 | 2 | 1 | 76 | 7 | 937 | 3 | 0 | N/A | 6.14 | N/A |
| 1990 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6.00 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1989 | 2 | 3 | 314 | 167 | 104.66 | 50.32 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 4 | 624 | 2 | 3 | 36.66 | 3.33 | 66.00 |
| 1988 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 8.50 | 31.77 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 107 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 2.00 | N/A |
| 1987 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 21 | 14.50 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1986 | 5 | 9 | 160 | 37 | 20.00 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1985 | 6 | 11 | 418 | 122 | 41.80 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | N/A | 4.40 | N/A |
| 1984 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 9.50 | 57.57 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
ODI
Exact yearly figures · 20 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | 349 | 92 | 29.08 | 82.89 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 6 | 421 | 12 | 13 | 34.61 | 5.04 | 41.15 |
| 2002 | 16 | 16 | 441 | 77 | 36.75 | 79.60 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 3 | 554 | 7 | 1 | 143.00 | 3.97 | 216.00 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | 96 | 37 | 16.00 | 68.08 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 141 | 5 | 5 | 23.80 | 5.17 | 27.60 |
| 2000 | 4 | 4 | 141 | 96 | 47.00 | 78.33 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 180 | 3 | 1 | 61.00 | 4.69 | 78.00 |
| 1999 | 16 | 15 | 384 | 81 | 27.42 | 68.44 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 561 | 11 | 5 | 47.80 | 4.38 | 65.40 |
| 1998 | 22 | 22 | 694 | 105 | 31.54 | 74.70 | 1 | 5 | 57 | 4 | 929 | 11 | 7 | 35.00 | 5.32 | 39.42 |
| 1997 | 27 | 27 | 1,212 | 134 | 52.69 | 86.38 | 3 | 8 | 112 | 11 | 1,403 | 18 | 15 | 35.20 | 4.84 | 43.60 |
| 1996 | 27 | 27 | 988 | 127 | 44.90 | 87.20 | 3 | 4 | 98 | 9 | 1,133 | 19 | 16 | 30.75 | 4.73 | 39.00 |
| 1995 | 17 | 17 | 481 | 75 | 30.06 | 76.34 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 5 | 630 | 9 | 8 | 31.75 | 4.98 | 38.25 |
| 1994 | 21 | 21 | 712 | 107 | 39.55 | 84.56 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 10 | 842 | 7 | 4 | 30.75 | 4.79 | 38.50 |
| 1993 | 22 | 22 | 699 | 75 | 34.95 | 77.06 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 10 | 907 | 12 | 6 | 39.50 | 5.22 | 45.33 |
| 1992 | 18 | 18 | 538 | 105 | 33.62 | 83.02 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 648 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 5.28 | N/A |
| 1991 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 26 | 13.25 | 88.33 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990 | 15 | 15 | 470 | 104 | 33.57 | 96.50 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 487 | 6 | 4 | 52.50 | 5.12 | 61.50 |
| 1989 | 10 | 10 | 441 | 96 | 44.10 | 87.15 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 506 | 6 | 5 | 37.80 | 4.20 | 54.00 |
| 1988 | 16 | 15 | 520 | 88 | 34.66 | 80.37 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 2 | 647 | 16 | 12 | 42.41 | 4.94 | 51.50 |
| 1987 | 8 | 8 | 155 | 51 | 25.83 | 60.54 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 256 | 6 | 3 | 72.33 | 5.16 | 84.00 |
| 1986 | 10 | 10 | 147 | 52 | 14.70 | 63.63 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 231 | 3 | 0 | N/A | 6.31 | N/A |
| 1985 | 16 | 16 | 384 | 86 | 27.42 | 79.01 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 486 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 7.50 | N/A |
| 1984 | 6 | 6 | 105 | 50 | 26.25 | 67.74 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 155 | 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
ODI v New Zealand · Moratuwa
- First century in this archive · 122 runs
Test v Pakistan · Faisalabad
- Highest recorded innings · 267 runs
Test v New Zealand · Wellington
- Best recorded bowling · 4/30
ODI v England · Sydney Cricket Ground
- Latest available scorecard
ODI v Australia · St George's Park, Port Elizabeth