'Mantle should go down to the next generation' - Dhananjaya de Silva relinquishes Test captaincy
De Silva steps down as Sri Lanka Test captain
08 Oct 2026
2 MinDhananjaya de Silva
Sri Lanka
Current Series
Full Name
Dhananjaya de Silva
Nationality
Sri Lanka
Other Name
Dhananjaya de Silva
Role
All Rounder
Birth Date
06 Sep 1991 (35y 33d)
Birth Place
--
Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Off Break
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| test | 68 | 121 | 9 | 4364 | 173 | 38.96 | 7514 | 58.08 | 13 | 20 |
| odi | 93 | 85 | 10 | 1924 | 93 | 25.65 | 2469 | 77.92 | -- | 10 |
| t20i | 48 | 47 | 4 | 890 | 66 | 20.69 | 768 | 115.88 | -- | 3 |
| t20 | 135 | 125 | 13 | 2574 | 81 | 22.98 | 2066 | 124.58 | -- | 12 |
| fc | 158 | 272 | 23 | 10413 | 204 | 41.81 | 16644 | 62.56 | 30 | 51 |
| list a | 161 | 152 | 15 | 4016 | 132 | 29.31 | 4830 | 83.14 | 6 | 17 |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | / | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| test | 68 | 99 | 703.30 | 2345 | 43 | 3/25 | 54.53 | 3.33 | 98.16 | -- | -- |
| odi | 93 | 78 | 395.00 | 2011 | 48 | 3/32 | 41.89 | 5.09 | 49.3 | -- | -- |
| t20i | 48 | 27 | 51.40 | 353 | 17 | 2/22 | 20.76 | 6.83 | 18.2 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 135 | 86 | 201.50 | 1414 | 58 | 4/6 | 24.37 | 7 | 20.8 | 1 | -- |
| fc | 158 | 203 | 1690.00 | 5452 | 177 | 7/59 | 30.8 | 3.22 | 57.2 | 5 | 5 |
| list a | 161 | 133 | 664.30 | 3254 | 92 | 4/27 | 35.36 | 4.89 | 43.3 | 1 | -- |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SL vs IND | 8 & 23 | 0/8 | 23 Aug 2026 | Colombo | test |
| SL vs IND | 21 & 59 | 0/15 & 0/4 | 15 Aug 2026 | Galle | test |
| WI vs SL | 33 & 34 | 0/3 | 03 Jul 2026 | North Sound | test |
| WI vs SL | 120 & 0 | 0/17 | 25 Jun 2026 | North Sound | test |
| DAM vs COL | 15 & 5 | 1/1 | 04 May 2026 | Colombo | firstclass |
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