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Silva, de Silva and da Silva are surnames in Portuguese-speaking countries, such as Portugal and Brazil. It is derived from the Latin word silva, meaning 'forest' or 'woodland'.
Kumar Sangakkara is a Sri Lankan cricket commentator and former cricketer and captain of the Sri Lankan national team. He is widely regarded as one of the world's most influential cricketers and one of the greatest batsmen of all-time. Sangakkara has forged many formidable partnerships with long time teammate and friend, Mahela Jayawardene and holds numerous batting records in the modern era across all formats of the game. He scored 28,016 runs in international cricket across all formats in a career that spanned 15 years.
Rohan Pradeep Kumara is Sri Lankan athlete who competed in the Men's 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, and did not pass the first round.
Kumar is a Hindu, Buddhist title and a given name, middle name, or a family name found in the Indian subcontinent, mainly in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal though not specific to any caste or community. It is a generic title which variously means boy, prince, chaste. It is the 8th most common family name in the world. It is more common in Northern India and the most common family name in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Haryana, Delhi, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry.
Pradeep Sri Jayaprakashdaran is a former Sri Lankan cricketer from the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Randy Pradeep Hewage is a cricketer who was part of the Sri Lankan squad in the 1998 Commonwealth Games. A right-handed opening batsman, he was named "Schoolboy Cricketer of the year" and captained his nation in the Under 19 World Cup in 1998. After being awarded the title of best batsman in the competition he was called up to the Sri Lankan side, however he is yet to represent them. He has captained the Sri Lanka Colts and his highest first class score of 200 not out was made against Panadura in 2000/01.
Pradeep de Silva may refer to:
Pradeep Kumara was a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and left-arm slow bowler who played for Police Sports Club. He was born in Colombo.
Yoshan Kumara is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who plays for Moratuwa Sports Club. He was born in Galle.
Aththachchi Nuwan Pradeep Roshan Fernando, commonly known as Nuwan Pradeep, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who is playing for all three formats of the game. Despite being a national cricketer, he had never actually played the game until he was 20. He shot into prominence after winning a bowling speed contest, earning a national test call up less than 3 years later.
Dissanayake or Dissanayaka is a Sinhalese surname. It means area leader. Notable people with the surname include:
Sri Lankan national cricket team toured South Africa from 18 December 2016 to 10 February 2017. The tour consisted of a series of three Tests, five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). After the initial tour schedule was announced, the dates were moved slightly to accommodate South Africa's domestic T20 tournament.
Chandradasa Brahammana Ralalage Lahiru Sudesh Kumara, commonly as Lahiru Kumara is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays for the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He was selected to the international squad at the age of 19, due to fast bowling and excellent performances in the Under-19 team.
Pradeep Udawatta is a Sri Lankan former first-class cricketer. He is now an umpire and stood in matches between Sri Lanka women and England women in November 2016.
Chandra Kumara is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He played 49 first-class and 44 List A matches between 2001 and 2011. He was also part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Thuduwage Kumara is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Sri Lanka Army Sports Club in the 2015–16 Premier League Tournament on 26 December 2015.
Gunaratne or Gunaratna is a Sinhalese name that may refer to
The Sri Lanka cricket team toured Australia in January and February 2019 to play two Test matches for the Warne–Muralitharan Trophy. The first Test, in Brisbane, was a day/night match. They also played a three-day warm-up match ahead of the Test series. In April 2018, Cricket Australia confirmed that the Manuka Oval would host its first ever Test match. Australia won the series 2–0, with Tim Paine winning his first Test series as captain of Australia.
Lahiru is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:
