Dhananjaya de Silva: News
09 Dec 2024
Sri Lanka Cricket TeamDhananjaya de Silva completes 4,000 Test runs with fifty: Stats
Sri Lanka's Test captain Dhananjaya de Silva has completed 4,000 runs in the format.
09 Dec 2024
South Africa Cricket TeamSA rout SL 2-0 with win in Gqeberha Test: Stats
South Africa routed Sri Lanka 2-0 in the two-match series after winning the 2nd Test at St George's Park, Gqeberha.
04 Dec 2024
Dimuth KarunaratneSri Lanka may field 4 pacers in Gqeberha Test: Details
Sri Lanka cricket team is mulling a strategy shift for their upcoming 2nd Test against South Africa in Gqeberha.
30 Nov 2024
South Africa Cricket TeamAll-round South Africa blow Sri Lanka away in Durban Test
South Africa thrashed visitors Sri Lanka in the first Test of the two-match series.
30 Nov 2024
Test CricketDhananjaya de Silva slams his 18th fifty in Tests: Stats
Sri Lankan Test skipper, Dhananjaya de Silva, slammed his 18th fifty in Tests.
28 Sep 2024
Kane WilliamsonSri Lanka enforce 3rd-largest follow-on in Test history: Details here
Team Sri Lanka pulled off the third-largest follow-on in Test cricket history after skittling out New Zealand for just 88 runs in the second Test at Galle on Saturday.
27 Sep 2024
Sri Lanka Cricket TeamDecoding fastest Sri Lankan batters to 1,000 Test runs
In the second Test versus New Zealand in Galle, Sri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis smashed an unbeaten 182, taking his side's first-innings total to 602/5d.
11 Sep 2024
ICC Test RankingsSri Lankan cricketers achieve career-best positions in ICC Test Rankings
Six Sri Lankan cricketers have reached new career highs in the updated ICC Test Rankings released on Wednesday.
09 Sep 2024
Sri Lanka Cricket TeamSL claim maiden Test win against England in a decade
Sri Lanka beat England in the third and final Test at the Kennington Oval in London. The visitors earned a famous win on Day 4 of the match.
08 Sep 2024
Sri Lanka Cricket TeamDhananjaya de Silva slams his 17th Test fifty: Key stats
Sri Lankan Test captain Dhananjaya de Silva hammered a 69-run knock versus England at the Kennington Oval.
08 Sep 2024
Sri Lanka Cricket TeamKamindu Mendis scripts history with seventh 50-plus Test score: Details
Sri Lanka made a remarkable comeback on the second day of the third Test against England at Kennington Oval.
08 Sep 2024
Olly StoneOlly Stone expresses frustration as England forced to bowl spin
The England cricket team faced an unexpected challenge during the second day of the third Test against Sri Lanka at Kennington Oval.
07 Sep 2024
Ollie Pope3rd Test, England lose seven wickets for 64 runs: Stats
Sri Lanka staged a remarkable comeback on the second day of their ongoing Test match against England at The Oval.
25 Aug 2024
Cricket NewsEngland hammer SL in 1st Test to take lead: Stats
England took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series after beating Sri Lanka by five wickets at the Old Trafford, Manchester.
22 Aug 2024
Sri Lanka Cricket TeamSri Lanka's Milan Rathnayake registers this unique Test batting record
Sri Lanka's Milan Priyanath Rathnayake played a composed knock on his debut, helping his side finish on 236 versus England, after the visitors were 113/7 at one stage in Manchester.
21 Aug 2024
Sri Lanka Cricket Team1st Test: Dhananjaya de Silva hits valiant half-century versus England
Sri Lankan Test team captain Dhananjaya de Silva bailed his side out from a position of bother on Day 1 of the first Test against England at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester.
19 Aug 2024
England Cricket Team1st Test preview: Can Sri Lanka challenge Ben Stokes-less England?
England will host Sri Lanka in the opener of the three-Test series, starting on August 21 at the Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester.
03 Apr 2024
Sri Lanka Cricket TeamSri Lanka win 2nd Test, rout Bangladesh 2-0: Key stats
After five grueling days, Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 192 runs to win the final Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram.
31 Mar 2024
Sri Lanka Cricket Team2nd Test: SL batters add further to Bangladesh's agony
Sri Lanka continued to dominate Bangladesh on Day 2 of the ongoing second and final Test in Chattogram.
31 Mar 2024
Sri Lanka Cricket Team2nd Test: Kamindu Mendis shines with 92* versus Bangladesh
Sri Lanka's star all-rounder Kamindu Mendis made his bat talk once again as he made an unbeaten 92 off 167 balls in his side's first innings of the ongoing second and final Test against Bangladesh in Chattogram (7 fours, 2 sixes).
31 Mar 2024
Sri Lanka Cricket Team2nd Test: Chandimal, de Silva slam fifties versus Bangladesh
Dinesh Chandimal and Dhananjaya de Silva hammered half-centuries for Sri Lanka in the first innings of the ongoing second and final Test versus Bangladesh in Chattogram.
30 Mar 2024
Sri Lanka Cricket Team2nd Test: Batters put Sri Lanka on top versus Bangladesh
Sri Lanka firmly dominated Bangladesh on Day 1 of the second and final Test in Chattogram.
29 Mar 2024
Bangladesh Cricket TeamBangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Match preview and stats
Sri Lanka, after thrashing a sorry Bangladesh side in the first Test, will be keen to wrap up the two-Test series when the two sides meet on March 30 in Chattogram.
25 Mar 2024
Sri Lanka Cricket TeamWTC table: Sri Lanka register first points, Bangladesh slip down
Sri Lanka have jumped to the sixth spot in the latest ICC World Test Championship standings following their 328-run win over Bangladesh in the opening Test in Sylhet.
25 Mar 2024
Sri Lanka Cricket TeamDominant Sri Lanka demolish Bangladesh in 1st Test: Key stats
Sri Lanka have thrashed Bangladesh by 328 runs in the opening Test in Sylhet to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
24 Mar 2024
Sri Lanka Cricket Team1st Test, Day 3: SL boss the show versus Bangladesh
Sri Lanka are closing in on a win versus Bangladesh in the first Test being held in Sylhet.
24 Mar 2024
Sri Lanka Cricket TeamSL's Kamindu Mendis scripts history with twin Test tons
Sri Lanka's rising batting sensation Kamindu Mendis has smoked twin tons in the opening Test against Bangladesh in Sylhet.
24 Mar 2024
Kumar SangakkaraDhananjaya de Silva scripts history with twin Test centuries: Details
Dhananjaya de Silva has scripted history as he has become the first Sri Lankan captain to slam twin centuries in a Test match.
23 Mar 2024
Sri Lanka Cricket TeamSL's Vishwa Fernando claims his fifth four-fer in Tests: Stats
A disappointing show with the bat saw Bangladesh being folded for just 188 runs in their first innings of the Test series opener in Sylhet.
22 Mar 2024
Bangladesh Cricket TeamBangladesh pacer Nahid Rana shines on Test debut: Details
Bangladesh pacer Nahid Rana has made an impressive start to his international career.
22 Mar 2024
Sri Lanka Cricket Team1st Test, SL on top versus Bangladesh: Day 1 report
Sri Lanka are on top of Bangladesh in the first Test being held in Sylhet. Day 1 saw the Lankans score 280/10 in 68 overs with centuries from Dhananjaya de Silva and Kamindu Mendis.
22 Mar 2024
Sri Lanka Cricket TeamDhananjaya de Silva slams maiden Test ton as SL captain
Dhananjaya de Silva has brought up his maiden Test hundred as Sri Lanka's skipper.
22 Mar 2024
Sri Lanka Cricket TeamSri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis registers his maiden Test hundred: Stats
Young Sri Lankan all-rounder Kamindu Mendis has brought up his maiden hundred in Test cricket.
31 Jan 2024
Sri Lanka Cricket TeamThree uncapped players make SL squad for one-off Afghanistan Test
Sri Lanka named as many as three uncapped players in their squad for the impending one-off Test against Afghanistan, starting February 2
04 Jan 2024
Dimuth KarunaratneDhananjaya de Silva replaces Dimuth Karunaratne as SL's Test captain
In another leadership change in the Sri Lankan team, Dhananjaya de Silva has replaced Dimuth Karunaratne as their Test captain.
29 Sep 2023
Sri Lanka Cricket TeamWC warm-up games: Dhananjaya De Silva scores 55 versus Bangladesh
All-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva smoked a valiant half-century in Sri Lanka's first warm-up game against Bangladesh in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.
27 Jul 2023
Mohammad RizwanSL vs PAK, Mohammad Rizwan scores half-century on Test return
Mohammad Rizwan has smoked a half-century upon his return to the Pakistan Test XI.
24 Jul 2023
Shan MasoodSL vs PAK, 2nd Test: Masood hammers seventh Test half-century
Shan Masood played a decisive fifty-run knock against Sri Lanka on day one of the second Test in Colombo.
24 Jul 2023
Sri Lanka Cricket Team2nd Test: SL bowled out; Pakistan trail by 21 runs
Pakistan ruled the roost on Day 1 of the 2nd Test against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo.
24 Jul 2023
Naseem ShahSL vs PAK, 2nd Test: Naseem, Abrar rattle hosts
Sri Lanka have been bundled out for their lowest first-innings total (166) at Colombo's Sinhalese Sports Club in the ongoing second and final Test against Pakistan.
24 Jul 2023
Sri Lanka Cricket TeamDhananjaya de Silva races past 7,500 FC runs with half-century
Sri Lankan all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva hammered his 13th Test fifty in the ongoing second and final game against Pakistan at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo.
