Sri Lanka

Aravinda de Silva

Batting allrounder

Photo: CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bio

Born in Colombo in 1965, Aravinda de Silva made his senior debut with Nondescripts Cricket Club in 1989 and has also played for Kent County Cricket Club and Auckland cricket team. He plays as a batting allrounder. His honours include Wisden Cricketer of the Year. He has represented the Sri Lanka national cricket team.

Key facts

Age: 61
Born: 17/10/1965
Birthplace: Colombo
Debut: 1989
Position: Batting allrounder
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm offbreak

Official profile

ESPNcricinfo profile ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Career

1989–now

1989–2002Nondescripts Cricket Club
1995Kent County Cricket Club
Auckland cricket team
1984–2002Sri Lanka national cricket teamNational team

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2002 ODIsSri Lanka	14	390	474	34	7	13	13	14	473	565	3	6	3	0	2	254	13	268	7	0	24	12	6	146	33	0	1	1	9	1	1	2	1	10	2	1	2	1

Recent innings

5 matches, 5 innings: 201 runs at 40.2, SR 91, HS 92, 2 × 50. 6 wkts at 29.3, best 2/36

Match	Bat	How out	Bowl
v Australia18 Mar · ODIs	11 (16)	run out	2/36 (10)
v Zimbabwe15 Mar · ODIs	25 (31)	caught	1/36 (9)
v India10 Mar · ODIs	0 (3)	lbw	1/32 (6)
v Australia7 Mar · ODIs	92 (94)	caught	0/36 (5)
v South Africa3 Mar · ODIs	73 (78)	caught	2/36 (8)

Honours

Wisden Cricketer of the Year1996

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Game log, 2002 ODIs

Game
Semi Final v AustraliaL 123-212 18 Mar	11	16	2	0	1	1	2	36	60	0	–	–	0	–	12	1	36	1	0	1	1	–	1	1	0	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–	–	1	–
Super Sixes v ZimbabweW 256-182 15 Mar	25	31	2	0	1	1	1	36	54	1	1	–	0	–	13	1	25	1	0	1	0	1	15	1	0	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
Super Sixes v IndiaL 109-292 10 Mar	0	3	0	0	1	1	1	32	36	0	2	–	0	1	3	1	16	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
Super Sixes v AustraliaL 223-319 7 Mar	92	94	9	4	1	1	0	36	30	0	1	1	0	–	54	1	9	0	0	3	1	1	22	5	0	–	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Match 40 v South AfricaD 268-229 3 Mar	73	78	6	2	1	1	2	36	48	0	–	1	0	–	34	1	24	1	0	2	1	–	35	1	0	–	–	1	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	–	–
Match 34 v West IndiesW 228-222 28 Feb	13	13	2	0	1	1	1	48	60	0	–	–	0	–	8	1	31	0	0	3	1	–	1	2	0	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–	–	–	–
Match 26 v KenyaL 157-210 24 Feb	41	53	4	1	1	1	1	23	30	1	–	–	0	–	31	1	15	0	0	2	0	–	15	2	0	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
Match 18 v CanadaW 37-36 19 Feb	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Match 3 v New ZealandW 272-225 10 Feb	12	11	2	0	1	1	1	29	30	0	1	–	0	–	5	1	13	1	0	1	1	1	4	0	0	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	–
Match 12 v AustraliaL 214-215 21 Jan	44	73	0	0	1	1	0	51	54	0	–	–	0	–	38	1	24	0	0	1	3	–	26	9	0	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Match 10 v EnglandL 260-279 17 Jan	15	27	2	0	1	1	0	45	48	0	–	–	0	–	19	1	16	0	0	2	1	–	5	1	0	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Match 9 v AustraliaL 211-214 15 Jan	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	31	41	0	–	–	0	1	1	1	23	2	0	2	1	–	0	0	0	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
Match 8 v EnglandW 284-253 13 Jan	51	59	4	0	1	1	4	30	38	1	1	1	0	–	29	1	22	0	0	2	1	1	17	9	0	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	4	1	–	–	1
Match 6 v AustraliaW 343-264 9 Jan	13	15	1	0	1	1	0	40	36	0	–	–	0	–	7	1	14	0	0	2	1	–	5	2	0	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Splits, ODIs

Split
LossesResult	7	29.0	38.1	2.4	0.7	1.0	1.0	0.7	36.3	42.7	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.3	22.6	1.0	19.9	0.6	0.0	1.9	1.0	0.4	9.9	2.6	0.0	–	–	0.7	0.1	0.1	0.1	–	0.4	–	–	0.3	–
WinsResult	6	19.0	21.5	1.8	0.0	0.8	0.8	1.2	30.5	36.3	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.0	–	10.3	0.8	17.5	0.3	0.0	1.5	0.7	0.5	7.0	2.3	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.5	–	–	0.2	–	1.0	0.3	0.2	–	0.2
DrawsResult	1	73.0	78.0	6.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	36.0	48.0	0.0	–	1.0	0.0	–	34.0	1.0	24.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	–	35.0	1.0	0.0	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	1.0	1.0	–	–	–	–
Regular seasonStage · won 6 of 13	13	29.2	35.2	2.5	0.5	0.9	0.9	0.9	33.6	38.8	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.2	18.6	0.9	17.8	0.5	0.0	1.8	0.8	0.5	11.2	2.5	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.7	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
FinalsStage · won 0 of 1	1	11.0	16.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	36.0	60.0	0.0	–	–	0.0	–	12.0	1.0	36.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	–	1.0	1.0	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	1.0	–	–	1.0	–
AustraliaOpponent · won 1 of 5	5	32.0	39.8	2.4	0.8	1.0	1.0	0.6	38.8	44.2	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.2	22.4	1.0	21.2	0.6	0.0	1.8	1.4	0.2	10.8	3.4	0.0	–	0.2	0.6	0.2	–	0.2	–	0.2	–	–	0.4	–
EnglandOpponent · won 1 of 2	2	33.0	43.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	37.5	43.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0	–	24.0	1.0	19.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.5	11.0	5.0	0.0	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	2.0	0.5	–	–	0.5
CanadaOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
IndiaOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	32.0	36.0	0.0	2.0	–	0.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	16.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–
KenyaOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	41.0	53.0	4.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	23.0	30.0	1.0	–	–	0.0	–	31.0	1.0	15.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	–	15.0	2.0	0.0	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–
New ZealandOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	12.0	11.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	29.0	30.0	0.0	1.0	–	0.0	–	5.0	1.0	13.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	1.0	1.0	–	–	–
South AfricaOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	73.0	78.0	6.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	36.0	48.0	0.0	–	1.0	0.0	–	34.0	1.0	24.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	–	35.0	1.0	0.0	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	1.0	1.0	–	–	–	–
West IndiesOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	13.0	13.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	48.0	60.0	0.0	–	–	0.0	–	8.0	1.0	31.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	–	1.0	2.0	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	1.0	–	–	–	–
ZimbabweOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	25.0	31.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	36.0	54.0	1.0	1.0	–	0.0	–	13.0	1.0	25.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	15.0	1.0	0.0	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–
Sydney Cricket GroundGround · won 2 of 2	2	32.0	37.0	2.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	35.0	37.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0	–	18.0	1.0	18.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.5	11.0	5.5	0.0	–	0.5	0.5	–	–	–	–	2.0	0.5	–	–	0.5
Adelaide OvalGround · won 0 of 1	1	15.0	27.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	45.0	48.0	0.0	–	–	0.0	–	19.0	1.0	16.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	–	5.0	1.0	0.0	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Boland Park, PaarlGround · won 1 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brisbane Cricket GroundGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	31.0	41.0	0.0	–	–	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	23.0	2.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	–
Buffalo Park, East LondonGround · won 1 of 1	1	25.0	31.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	36.0	54.0	1.0	1.0	–	0.0	–	13.0	1.0	25.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	15.0	1.0	0.0	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–
Gymkhana Club Ground, NairobiGround · won 0 of 1	1	41.0	53.0	4.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	23.0	30.0	1.0	–	–	0.0	–	31.0	1.0	15.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	–	15.0	2.0	0.0	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–
Kingsmead, DurbanGround · won 0 of 1	1	73.0	78.0	6.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	36.0	48.0	0.0	–	1.0	0.0	–	34.0	1.0	24.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	–	35.0	1.0	0.0	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	1.0	1.0	–	–	–	–
Mangaung Oval, BloemfonteinGround · won 1 of 1	1	12.0	11.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	29.0	30.0	0.0	1.0	–	0.0	–	5.0	1.0	13.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	1.0	1.0	–	–	–
Melbourne Cricket GroundGround · won 0 of 1	1	44.0	73.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	51.0	54.0	0.0	–	–	0.0	–	38.0	1.0	24.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	–	26.0	9.0	0.0	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Newlands, Cape TownGround · won 1 of 1	1	13.0	13.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	48.0	60.0	0.0	–	–	0.0	–	8.0	1.0	31.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	–	1.0	2.0	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	1.0	–	–	–	–
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, GqeberhaGround · won 0 of 1	1	11.0	16.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	36.0	60.0	0.0	–	–	0.0	–	12.0	1.0	36.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	–	1.0	1.0	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	1.0	–	–	1.0	–
SuperSport Park, CenturionGround · won 0 of 1	1	92.0	94.0	9.0	4.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	36.0	30.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	–	54.0	1.0	9.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	1.0	22.0	5.0	0.0	–	–	1.0	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Wanderers Stadium, JohannesburgGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	32.0	36.0	0.0	2.0	–	0.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	16.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–