Aravinda de Silva
SLBatter
About Aravinda de Silva
Name
Aravinda de Silva
Gender
Male
Birth
17 Oct 1965
Birth Place
Colombo, Ceylon
Height
5 ft 5 in
Nationality
Sri Lankan
Role
Batter
Bats
right handed
Bowls
right-arm offbreak
Deshabandu Pinnaduwage Aravinda de Silva (born 17 October 1965) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and former captain. He has also played in English county cricket. Widely considered as one of the greatest batsmen ever produced by Sri Lanka, De Silva helped Sri Lanka to win the 1996 Cricket World Cup and brought Sri Lanka from underdog status to present day form. He has held various posts in Sri Lanka Cricket after his retirement in 2003
Aravinda de Silva Recent Form
Batting
Bowling
Aravinda de Silva Career Stats
Batting
| Format | Mat | Inn | R | 100s | 50s | HS | SR | Avg | Fours | Sixes | Duck |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 308 | 296 | 9284 | 11 | 64 | 145 | 81.13 | 34.90 | 712 | 102 | 17 |
| Test | 93 | 159 | 6361 | 20 | 22 | 267 | 56.55 | 42.98 | 756 | 48 | 0 |
| WC ODI | 32 | 32 | 1064 | 2 | 6 | 145 | 86.57 | 36.69 | 107 | 15 | -- |
Bowling
| Format | Mat | Inn | W | Econ | Avg | Best | 3W | 5W | SR | Maiden |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 308 | 156 | 106 | 4.87 | 39.41 | 4/30 | 0 | 0 | 48.57 | 0 |
| Test | 93 | 58 | 29 | 2.79 | 41.66 | 3/34 | 0 | 0 | 89.48 | 0 |
| WC ODI | 32 | 22 | 16 | 4.97 | 41.94 | 3-42 | 1 | 0 | 50.63 | 0 |
Career Debut Information
ODI DebutSri Lanka vs New Zealand at Moratuwa - March 31, 1984
Test DebutEngland vs Sri Lanka at Lord's - August 23 - 28, 1984
Teams played for
Sri Lanka