Dhananjaya de Silva
- January 10, 2024
- Cricketer
Quick Facts
Dhananjaya de Silva Biography
| Name | Dhananjaya de Silva |
| Birthday | Sep 6 |
| Birth Year | 1991 |
| Birth Country | Sri Lanka |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
| Parents | Ranjan de Silva |
| Spouse | Sanduni Nisansala |
Dhananjaya de Silva is one of the most popular and richest Cricketer who was born on September 6, 1991 in Sri Lanka.
Dhananjaya Maduranga de Silva, or commonly Dhananjaya de Silva (born 6 September 1991, Sinhala: ධනංජය ද සිල්වා ) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays all forms in international arena and for Tamil Union in domestic cricket. In November 2017, he was named the Test batsman of the year for the 2016–17 season at Sri Lanka Cricket’s annual awards.
After Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan retired from ODIs, de Silva was promoted to his slot of opening position. He scored 76 runs in the match. This score stands as the highest score by a Sri Lankan opening the batting for the first time, beating Saman Jayantha’s score of 74 in 2004. His poor performances against South Africa made him unavailable for the opening slot, but played as a middle order batsman.
Dhananjaya de Silva Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Cricketer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Dhananjaya de Silva is one of the richest Cricketer from Sri Lanka. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dhananjaya de Silva 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Dhananjaya de Silva was born on 6 September 1991 at Hambantota as the second son of the family with one elder brother and one younger brother. De Silva started his cricket career at his first school, Deberawewa National School in Tissamaharama, Hambanthota. He then briefly attended Mahanama College Colombo, before moving to Richmond College, Galle. He played his senior school cricket at Richmond College, Galle and captained the Richmond first XI cricket team in the 2010/2011 season.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Dhananjaya de Silva height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Dimuthu weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Dhananjaya de Silva Dating?
According to our records, Dhananjaya de Silva married to Sanduni Nisansala. As of December 1, 2023, Dhananjaya de Silva’s is not dating anyone.
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With poor performances in South Africa, De Silva was dropped from all squads. He was not initially included in Sri Lanka’s ODI squad for the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. However, Kusal Perera was ruled out of the tournament with a hamstring injury, and De Silva was called up to the squad. But he could not capitalize his worthiness in the squad and removed from the squad after the Champions Trophy.
Facts & Trivia
Dimuthu Ranked on the list of most popular Cricketer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sri Lanka. Dhananjaya de Silva celebrates birthday on September 6 of every year.
During the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong, De Silva scored his fourth Test century, which was his second consecutive century following the Delhi Test against India in the previous year. He along with Kusal Mendis made an unbeaten 187-run partnership at the end of second day of the match. On third day, the two piled 308-run partnership until de Silva was dismissed for 173 off Mustafizur Rahman. This was his highest Test score and De Silva passed 1,000 Test runs in 23 innings during the match, becoming joint-fastest Sri Lankan batsman to 1,000 Test runs along with Roy Dias and Michael Vandort. In May 2018, he was one of 33 cricketers to be awarded a national contract by Sri Lanka Cricket ahead of the 2018–19 season.
Top Facts about Dhananjaya de Silva
- Dhananjaya de Silva is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer.
- He was born on September 6, 1991, in Hambantota, Sri Lanka.
- Dhananjaya primarily plays as a right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner.
- He made his international debut in December 2016 against Australia.
- Dhananjaya has represented Sri Lanka in Test matches, ODIs, and T20Is.
- His highest Test score is 173 runs against Bangladesh in February 2018.
- In ODIs, he has scored two centuries with a top score of 119* against Zimbabwe in July 2017.
- Dhananjaya has taken over 50 international wickets across all formats.
- He has been an integral part of the Sri Lankan cricket team since his debut.
- Dhananjaya’s batting average in Tests is around 35 and around 28 in ODIs.
Who is Dhananjaya de Silva wife?
Sanduni Nisansala
How old is Dhananjaya de Silva?
30 years (September 6, 1991)
Who is DDS in cricket?
A technically correct top-order batsman from the southern reaches of the island, Dhananjaya de Silva briefly caught the national selectors’ eye in 2015, then went on to have a bumper domestic season that marked him out for more intensive national duty.
Is Dhananjaya de Silva married?
Sanduni Nisansala
Is Silva a Sri Lankan name?
‘Silva’ and ‘de Silva’ are very common surnames in Sri Lanka , but doesn’t necessarily mean the holder is of Portuguese descent—just that the holders ancestors subscribed to the cultural hegemony perpetuated by the Portuguese. Movement of people has led to the name being used in many places.