Full name Jayan Kaushal Silva
Born May 27, 1986, Colombo
Current age 31 years 331 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Basnahira North, Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Board President's XI, Sri Lanka Board President's XI, Sri Lanka Under-19s, St. Thomas College
Playing role Wicketkeeper batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
37 | 70 | 0 | 2058 | 139 | 29.40 | 5126 | 40.14 | 3 | 12 | 236 | 2 | 33 | 1 |
First-class | 198 | 317 | 35 | 12896 | 225 | 45.73 | 38 | 52 | 369 | 47 | ||||
List A | 140 | 120 | 27 | 3780 | 126 | 40.64 | 6 | 21 | 143 | 39 | ||||
T20s ![]() |
30 | 22 | 4 | 404 | 60* | 22.44 | 354 | 114.12 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 15 | 17 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 198 | 54 | 41 | 2 | 1/8 | 1/8 | 20.50 | 4.55 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
List A | 140 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20s ![]() |
30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dubai (DSC), Oct 26-29, 2011 scorecard |
Last Test | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dubai (DSC), Oct 6-10, 2017 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
First-class debut | 2001/02 |
Last First-class | Kandy v Colombo at Hambantota, Apr 8-11, 2018 scorecard |
List A debut | 2002/03 |
Last List A | Nondescripts Cricket Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (SSC), Mar 25, 2018 scorecard |
T20s debut | Colombo Cricket Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (Bloomfield), Oct 16, 2005 scorecard |
Last T20s | Badureliya Sports Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (SSC), Apr 10, 2015 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | Colombo | v Kandy | Hambantota | 8 Apr 2018 | FC |
13 | Colombo | v Galle | Hambantota | 30 Mar 2018 | FC |
12 | Sinhalese | v Nondescripts | Colombo (SSC) | 25 Mar 2018 | LA |
4 | Sinhalese | v Chilaw | Colombo (Colts) | 23 Mar 2018 | LA |
20 | Sinhalese | v Ragama | Colombo (Colts) | 21 Mar 2018 | LA |
100* | Sinhalese | v Panadura | Panadura | 18 Mar 2018 | LA |
11 | Sinhalese | v Kurunegala Y | Kurunegala | 16 Mar 2018 | LA |
14 | Sinhalese | v SLPACC | Colombo (SSC) | 14 Mar 2018 | LA |
4 | Sinhalese | v Saracens | Katunayake | 9 Mar 2018 | LA |
42, 85* | Sinhalese | v Burgher | Galle | 6 Feb 2018 | FC |
A collected right-hand batsman with a firm technique, Kaushal Silva churned out hundred after hundred in first-class cricket until the sheer volume in his output could no longer be ignored by the national selectors. His erstwhile omission had largely been because of the surfeit of wicketkeepers in Sri Lanka's Test squad. He had perhaps made enough runs to vindicate place on his batting alone, but the nuances of balancing a side and the quest to groom young batsmen for the future had kept a Test spot out of reach.