Full name Lindamlilage Prageeth Chamara Silva
Born December 14, 1979, Panadura
Current age 29 years 329 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Basnahira South, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Deccan Chargers, Panadura Sports Club, Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club, Sinhalese Sports Club
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 11 | 17 | 1 | 537 | 152* | 33.56 | 854 | 62.88 | 1 | 2 | 68 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| ODIs | 55 | 48 | 4 | 1324 | 107* | 30.09 | 1878 | 70.50 | 1 | 11 | 113 | 8 | 17 | 0 |
| T20Is | 15 | 14 | 2 | 171 | 38 | 14.25 | 169 | 101.18 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| First-class | 133 | 222 | 14 | 7851 | 152* | 37.74 | 17 | 47 | 117 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 177 | 163 | 22 | 4263 | 107* | 30.23 | 1 | 32 | 72 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 571 | 56 | 25.95 | 504 | 113.29 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 14 | 13 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 11 | 3 | 102 | 65 | 1 | 1/57 | 1/57 | 65.00 | 3.82 | 102.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 55 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 1/21 | 1/21 | 21.00 | 5.25 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 15 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 15.00 | 5.00 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 133 | 1984 | 1377 | 41 | 4/24 | 33.58 | 4.16 | 48.3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 177 | 287 | 267 | 6 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 44.50 | 5.58 | 47.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 28 | 3 | 24 | 36 | 1 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 36.00 | 9.00 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Christchurch, Dec 7-9, 2006 scorecard |
| Last Test | West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 3-6, 2008 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Sri Lanka v Australia at Colombo (RPS), Aug 26, 1999 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Aug 24, 2008 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, Dec 22, 2006 scorecard |
| Last T20I | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Lord's, Jun 21, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1996/97 |
| Last First-class | Ragama Cricket Club v Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (Thurstan), Oct 30-Nov 1, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1998/99 |
| Last List A | Nondescripts Cricket Club v Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (NCC), Nov 4, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Burgher Recreation Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Lord's, Jun 21, 2009 scorecard |
Chamara Silva first arrived on the scene as a slightly-built 19-year-old in 1999, a beneficiary of the youth policy adopted by Sidath Wettimuny, the chairman of the selectors at the time. He began with a promising 54 on his ODI debut against Australia. His mannerisms while batting - particularly bow-legged stance and the flamboyant cover drives - immediately attracted comparisons with the great Aravinda de Silva. But despite being prodigiously talented, he failed to nail down a regular place during tours to Sharjah (1999), Zimbabwe (1999), Pakistan (2000) and England (2002). After the England tour he dropped out of the selectors' radar and returned to domestic cricket where he captained Panadura Cricket Club. Over the next four years he was a prolific run-scorer, especially after a move to Sebastianites for the 2004-05 season. Eventually he caught the eye of Tom Moody, who could not understand why he was not in the national squad. A quick promotion back into the Sri Lanka A team followed and after a successful tour to India he won a long overdue international recall. Still just 27, he was a surprise selection for the New Zealand tour and was handed his maiden cap in the first Test at Christchurch. It was an inauspicious start as he bagged a pair and Sri Lanka lost by five wickets. Sri Lanka's team management, however, kept faith for the second Test in Wellington and he rewarded them handsomely, scoring 61 in the first innings and a magnificent unbeaten 152 in the second. His maiden one-day century followed in India, just three weeks before the World Cup.
Charlie Austin February 2007
- Bloomfield ride on high on Randiv heroics (Oct 27, 2009)
- Indika de Saram stars for Ragama CC (Dec 24, 2008)
- Vaas and Silva omitted for Canada series (Sep 17, 2008)
- Chamara, Gambhir shine in draw (Jul 20, 2008)
- Zaheer makes a confident comeback (Jul 18, 2008)
Jun 16, 2009
Chamara Silva pulls
© AFP
Aug 7, 2008
Kumar Sangakkara, Muttiah Muralitharan and Chamara Silva look relaxed ahead of the third Test
© AFP
Jul 20, 2008
Chamara Silva scored 59 not out in the second innings
© AFP
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