Updated from sources checked on 16 October 2026.
Dhananjaya de Silva is a Sri Lanka cricketer listed as a allrounder in Cricket Australia’s player database. This profile brings together the senior international batting and bowling record, debut dates and publicly listed background details. The tables were checked on 16 October 2026; they describe career totals rather than a live score or a new squad announcement.
Dhananjaya de Silva at a glance
| Detail | Official profile entry |
|---|---|
| Player | Dhananjaya de Silva |
| National side | Sri Lanka |
| Listed role | Allrounder |
| Date of birth | 06 September 1991 |
| Age on 16 October 2026 | 35 |
| Birthplace | Colombo |
| Batting hand | Right |
Dhananjaya de Silva career statistics
International batting record
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike rate | Highest | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 69 | 123 | 4,431 | 38.86 | 58.02 | 173 | 13 | 20 |
| ODI | 93 | 85 | 1,924 | 25.65 | 77.93 | 93 | 0 | 10 |
| T20I | 48 | 47 | 890 | 20.69 | 115.89 | 66* | 0 | 3 |
An asterisk marks an unbeaten highest score. A dash means the source does not supply a meaningful value, often because the player has no dismissals or wickets for that measure. These figures cover the senior international formats shown; they exclude franchise T20, domestic and youth cricket.
International bowling record
| Format | Wickets | Best innings | Average | Economy | Strike rate | 5-wicket innings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 43 | 5/51 | 54.6 | 3.32 | 98.4 | 0 |
| ODI | 48 | 3/32 | 41.89 | 5.09 | 49.3 | 0 |
| T20I | 17 | 2/22 | 20.76 | 6.83 | 18.2 | 0 |
Catches and wicketkeeping
| Format | Catches | Stumpings |
|---|---|---|
| Test | 90 | 0 |
| ODI | 42 | 0 |
| T20I | 22 | 0 |
What the numbers show
Across the listed formats, Dhananjaya de Silva has played 210 international matches, scoring 7,245 runs and taking 108 wickets. These are sums of the individual career rows, not a separate competition record. Keeping the formats visible matters: a Test innings and a T20I innings give a player very different time, risk and scoring opportunities.
Batting: Test contribution
The largest run total in this snapshot comes in Test cricket: 4,431 runs from 123 innings, with 13 hundreds and 20 fifties. The listed 534 fours and 38 sixes account for 2,364 runs, or about 53.4% of that format’s runs. That calculation describes boundary scoring across a career; it does not establish how quickly the player starts an innings or performs in a particular match phase.
Bowling: ODI wicket return
ODI supplies the most wickets in the record shown, with 48 wickets and best innings figures of 3/32. Read the bowling average alongside economy and strike rate. Average measures runs conceded per wicket, economy measures scoring allowed, and strike rate measures balls per wicket. A low economy by itself does not show whether a bowler regularly takes wickets.
Debuts and career timeline
| Format | Debut date listed by Cricket Australia |
|---|---|
| ODI | 16 June 2016 |
| T20I | 30 July 2015 |
| Test | 26 July 2016 |
A debut date identifies the first appearance in that format. It does not confirm current selection, retirement status or availability for a forthcoming league. For those decisions, use a dated announcement from the relevant board or franchise alongside the career record.
Background and public lifestyle information
The official profile records Colombo as Dhananjaya de Silva’s birthplace and 06 September 1991 as the birth date. These are biographical details, rather than evidence about a current home or private daily routine.
Career totals are measurable sporting statistics. Net worth, personal spending, house values and vehicle collections require different evidence and should not be inferred from appearances or auction headlines. No independently verified financial inventory or complete training and diet log is supplied by the sources used here, so no estimated lifestyle figures are assigned to this player.
How to use this profile before a match
- Choose the same format when comparing two players.
- Check the innings sample before treating an average as established form.
- Use recent scorecards for form; a career total includes earlier seasons.
- Confirm the announced XI and availability separately from statistics.
FAQs
How many international runs has Dhananjaya de Silva scored?
The listed senior international rows total 7,245 runs at the 16 October 2026 source check. Format-by-format figures appear in the batting table.
How many international wickets has Dhananjaya de Silva taken?
The formats included here total 108 wickets. This excludes domestic and franchise cricket.
How old is Dhananjaya de Silva?
The official birth date is 06 September 1991; the player is 35 on 16 October 2026.
Do these numbers include league cricket?
No. These tables use senior international career data. IPL, PSL, BBL and other franchise competitions need competition-specific statistics.
Sources
Cricket Australia: Dhananjaya de Silva player profile; official career-statistics data; official biographical data. Checked 16 October 2026. Calculations in the analysis are derived from the displayed rows.
Featured image: original conceptual cricket illustration, not a photograph of the player.
