Dhananjaya de Silva

Not to be confused with Dananjana de Silva.

In this article, the surname is de Silva, not Silva.

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Dhananjaya de Silva

Personal information
Full name	Dhananjaya Maduranga de Silva
Born	(1991-09-06) 6 September 1991 (age 32) Hambantota, Sri Lanka
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Sri Lanka (2015–present)
Test debut(cap  135)	26 July 2016 v  Australia
Last Test	24 July 2023 v  Pakistan
ODI debut(cap  169)	16 June 2016 v  Ireland
Last ODI	9 November 2023 v  New Zealand
T20I debut(cap  53)	30 July 2015 v  Pakistan
Last T20I	19 February 2024 v  Afghanistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team

v t e Current captains of national cricket teams with full Test status

Afghanistan Hashmatullah Shahidi (Test, ODI) Rashid Khan (T20I) Australia Pat Cummins (Test, ODI) Mitchell Marsh (interim) (T20I) Bangladesh Najmul Hossain Shanto England Ben Stokes (Test) Jos Buttler (ODI, T20I) India Rohit Sharma Ireland Andrew Balbirnie (Test) Paul Stirling (ODI, T20I) New Zealand Tim Southee (Test) Kane Williamson (ODI, T20I) Pakistan Shan Masood (Test) Babar Azam (ODI, T20I) South Africa Temba Bavuma (Test, ODI) Aiden Markram (T20I) Sri Lanka Dhananjaya de Silva (Test) Kusal Mendis (ODI) Wanindu Hasaranga (T20I) West Indies Kraigg Brathwaite (Test) Shai Hope (ODI) Rovman Powell (T20I) Zimbabwe Craig Ervine (Test, ODI) Sikandar Raza (T20I)