Full name Athege Roshen Shivanka Silva
Born November 17, 1988, Colombo
Current age 29 years 160 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Basnahira North, Colts Cricket Club, Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club, Ragama Cricket Club, Singha Sports Club, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Board President's XI, Sri Lanka Board XI, Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI, Sri Lanka Under-19s
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height 5 ft 8 in
Education St. Joseph's College, Colombo
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
3 | 5 | 2 | 309 | 109 | 103.00 | 656 | 47.10 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 115 | 180 | 33 | 7629 | 231* | 51.89 | 14023 | 54.40 | 22 | 33 | 601 | 87 | 98 | 0 |
List A | 93 | 81 | 17 | 2595 | 140 | 40.54 | 3719 | 69.77 | 5 | 14 | 152 | 35 | 45 | 0 |
T20s ![]() |
21 | 19 | 3 | 386 | 54 | 24.12 | 388 | 99.48 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 115 | 18 | 240 | 163 | 2 | 2/22 | 2/22 | 81.50 | 4.07 | 120.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 93 | 14 | 232 | 213 | 7 | 2/18 | 2/18 | 30.42 | 5.50 | 33.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20s ![]() |
21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | India v Sri Lanka at Delhi, Dec 2-6, 2017 scorecard |
Last Test | Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, Feb 8-10, 2018 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
First-class debut | Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club v Singha Sports Club at Kurunegala, Nov 17-19, 2006 scorecard |
Last First-class | Galle v Kandy at Hambantota, Apr 21-24, 2018 scorecard |
List A debut | Singha Sports Club v Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Panadura, Nov 8, 2006 scorecard |
Last List A | Ragama Cricket Club v Sinhalese Sports Club at Colombo (Colts), Mar 21, 2018 scorecard |
T20s debut | Colts Cricket Club v Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Colombo (Moors), Mar 26, 2012 scorecard |
Last T20s | Ragama Cricket Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (CCC), Mar 4, 2018 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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168, 89 | Galle | v Kandy | Hambantota | 21 Apr 2018 | FC |
44 | Galle | v Dambulla | Dambulla | 8 Apr 2018 | FC |
231*, 3* | Galle | v Colombo | Hambantota | 30 Mar 2018 | FC |
37, 0/14 | Ragama | v Sinhalese | Colombo (Colts) | 21 Mar 2018 | LA |
60 | Ragama | v KTC | Colombo (Thurstan) | 18 Mar 2018 | LA |
44 | Ragama | v Bloomfield | Colombo (Bloomfield) | 16 Mar 2018 | LA |
1/37, 68 | Ragama | v Tamil Union | Colombo (PSS) | 14 Mar 2018 | LA |
81* | Ragama | v Negambo CC | Gampaha | 12 Mar 2018 | LA |
5* | Ragama | v SL Navy | Colombo (Moors) | 11 Mar 2018 | LA |
11* | Ragama | v Tamil Union | Colombo (CCC) | 4 Mar 2018 | T20 |
One of Sri Lanka's most consistent domestic batsmen, rare is the year in which Roshen Silva does not average close to or above 50 in the Premier League Tournament. His challenge has been to stand out. Though often one of the best batsmen in any first-class season, Silva has rarely been the top-scorer, nor the batsman who appears most naturally gifted among the domestic lot. But eventually the piles of runs he had accrued began to pique the national selectors' interest.