T20 World Cup 2026: Sri Lanka confirm final squad, Kamindu Mendis replaces Dhananjaya de Silva
T20 WC 2026: SL confirm final squad, Kamindu in for de Silva
01 Feb 2026
2 MinDhananjaya de Silva
Sri Lanka
ICC Ranking
#22 All Rounder in TEST
#26 Batter in TEST
Current Series
Full Name
Dhananjaya de Silva
Nationality
Sri Lanka
Other Name
Dhananjaya de Silva
Role
All Rounder
Birth Date
06 Sep 1991 (34y 152d)
Birth Place
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Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Off Break
Teams
ICC Ranking
#22 All Rounder in TEST
#26 Batter in TEST
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 65 | 115 | 9 | 4133 | 173 | 38.99 | 7089 | 58.3 | 12 | 19 |
| odi | 90 | 82 | 10 | 1865 | 93 | 25.9 | 2373 | 78.59 | -- | 10 |
| t20i | 46 | 45 | 4 | 857 | 66 | 20.9 | 741 | 115.65 | -- | 3 |
| t20 | 133 | 123 | 13 | 2541 | 81 | 23.1 | 2039 | 124.61 | -- | 12 |
| fc | 149 | 258 | 21 | 9744 | 173 | 41.11 | 15624 | 62.36 | 28 | 47 |
| list a | 158 | 149 | 15 | 3957 | 132 | 29.52 | 4734 | 83.58 | 6 | 17 |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 65 | 95 | 691.30 | 2301 | 43 | 3/25 | 53.51 | 3.32 | 96.4 | -- | -- |
| odi | 90 | 75 | 375.00 | 1907 | 44 | 3/32 | 43.34 | 5.08 | 51.1 | -- | -- |
| t20i | 46 | 26 | 49.40 | 331 | 17 | 2/22 | 19.47 | 6.66 | 17.5 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 133 | 85 | 199.50 | 1392 | 58 | 4/6 | 24 | 6.96 | 20.6 | 1 | -- |
| fc | 149 | 192 | 1621.40 | 5262 | 171 | 7/59 | 30.77 | 3.24 | 56.9 | 5 | 5 |
| list a | 158 | 130 | 644.30 | 3150 | 88 | 4/27 | 35.79 | 4.88 | 43.9 | 1 | -- |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SL vs ENG | 11 | - | 30 Jan 2026 | Kandy | t20i |
| SL vs ENG | 9 | 1/45 | 27 Jan 2026 | Colombo | odi |
| SL vs ENG | 40 | 2/37 | 24 Jan 2026 | Colombo | odi |
| SL vs ENG | 10 | 1/22 | 22 Jan 2026 | Colombo | odi |
| SL vs PAK | 22 | 0/22 | 11 Jan 2026 | Dambulla | t20i |
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