Age, Biography and Wiki
Dhananjaya de Silva (Dhananjaya Maduranga de Silva) was born on 6 September, 1991 in Hambantota, Sri Lanka, is a Sri Lankan cricketer. Discover Dhananjaya de Silva's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 32 years old?
| Popular As |
Dhananjaya Maduranga de Silva |
| Occupation |
N/A |
| Age |
32 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo |
| Born |
6 September 1991 |
| Birthday |
6 September |
| Birthplace |
Hambantota, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality |
Sri
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He is a member of famous Cricketer with the age 32 years old group.
Dhananjaya de Silva Height, Weight & Measurements
At 32 years old, Dhananjaya de Silva height is 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) .
| Physical Status |
| Height |
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Dhananjaya de Silva Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Dhananjaya de Silva worth at the age of 32 years old? Dhananjaya de Silva’s income source is mostly from being a successful Cricketer. He is from Sri. We have estimated Dhananjaya de Silva's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Cricketer |
Dhananjaya de Silva Social Network
Timeline
Dhananjaya Maduranga de Silva, or commonly Dhananjaya de Silva (born 6 September 1991) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays for Sri Lanka in all formats of the game and for Tamil Union in domestic cricket and current captain of the national team in Test.
de Silva was born on 6 September 1991 at Hambantota as the second son of a family of three brothers.
de Silva started his cricket career at Deberawewa National School in Tissamaharama, Hambanthota.
After he move to Galle, he then briefly attended Mahanama College Colombo, before moving to Richmond College, Galle.
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 had him dropped from the opening slot, but was played as a middle order batsman.
de Silva continued his good performance throughout the two Tests against Zimbabwe.
In the first match, he scored a fifty.
Zimbabwe made 411 while chasing, with Sri Lanka winning the match.
During the second Test, de Silva made a 142-run partnership with Upul Tharanga.
Tharanga was out caught at slip and de Silva continued his innings by scoring his second Test century, in his fifth Test match of his career.
He played his senior school cricket at Richmond College, Galle and captained the Richmond first XI cricket team in the 2010/2011 season.
de Silva's father, Ranjan de Silva was a politician.
In July 2015, de Silva was named in Sri Lanka's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Pakistan.
He made his T20I debut on 30 July 2015.
He scored 31 runs in his debut match, which Sri Lanka lost.
de Silva made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Ireland on 16 June 2016, and received the 169th Sri Lankan ODI cap.
In July 2016, de Silva was named in Sri Lanka's Test squad for their series against Australia.
On 26 July 2016, he made his Test debut for Sri Lanka against Australia.
He became the first player for Sri Lanka to get off the mark in a Test match by scoring a six and the fifth overall.
He took his first Test wicket by dismissing Peter Nevill in the second innings of the match.
de Silva's maiden Test century came during the third Test of same Australian series.
The two shared a century partnership and de Silva scored maiden ton of his career.
de Silva was the highest run scorer in the series with 325 runs, including one century and one fifty, at an average of 65.00.
Sri Lanka whitewashed Australia for the first time.
After Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan retired from ODIs, de Silva was promoted to his slot of opening position.
He scored 76 runs after opening the batting for the first time.
In November 2017, he was named the Test batsman of the year for the 2016–17 season at Sri Lanka Cricket's annual awards.
On 25 May 2018, his father was murdered by an unidentified gunman in front of their Ratmalana house.
With the sudden death of his father, de Silva withdrew from the Sri Lankan squad for the West Indies tour.
However, he participated in the tour from second match onwards.
In March 2018, de Silva was named as the vice-captain of the Colombo squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.
The following month, he was also named in Colombo's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.
In August 2018, de Silva was named in Galle's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.
In March 2019, he was named in Galle's squad for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.
Following the conclusion of the competition, he was named the player of the tournament.
In October 2020, he was drafted by the Jaffna Stallions for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.
In August 2021, he was named as the captain of the SLC Blues team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.
In July 2022, he was signed by the Jaffna Kings for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.
