Full name Jayan Kaushal Silva
Born May 27, 1986, Colombo
Current age 23 years 182 days
Major teams Basnahira North, Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka Under-19s, St. Thomas College
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 72 | 115 | 18 | 4164 | 155 | 42.92 | 9 | 20 | 191 | 24 | ||||
| List A | 75 | 59 | 17 | 1633 | 126 | 38.88 | 1 | 9 | 90 | 13 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 220 | 60* | 27.50 | 199 | 110.55 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 8 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 72 | 12 | 7 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| List A | 75 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Twenty20 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class debut | 2001/02 |
| Last First-class | Sinhalese Sports Club v Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Colombo (SSC), Oct 30-Nov 1, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2002/03 |
| Last List A | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (Bloomfield), Oct 21, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Colombo Cricket Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (Bloomfield), Oct 16, 2005 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Ruhuna v Basnahira North at Colombo (Moors), Mar 26, 2009 scorecard |
Kaushal Silva is rated by Kumar Sangakkara as a highly talented wicketkeeper-batsman. In fact, Sangakkara once said that it was the presence of the world's current best Test wicketkeeper, Prasanna Jayawardene, that kept Silva on the sidelines. A right-hand middle order-batsman, Silva has been a prolific scorer for Sinhalese Sports Club in the domestic circuit and has built up, in a relatively short time, a reputation of being a calm, sensible batsman able to play under pressure.
He captained Sri Lanka A against Pakistan A in early 2009 and was a member of the Sri Lankan Test squad which won the three-Test against Pakistan the same year, but was not part of the playing XI in any of the games. Silva was named in Sri Lanka's squad for a series of three Tests with India in late 2009.
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