Full Name

Athege Roshen Shivanka Silva

Born

November 17, 1988, Colombo

Age

35y 123d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Playing Role

Batter

Height

5ft 8in

Education

St. Joseph's College, Colombo

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.

For Silva, 2016 was almost a breakthrough year. Having impressed in an October tour of New Zealand for Sri Lanka A the previous year, Silva scored 678 runs at an average of over 55 in the 2016 Premier League Tournament. When he followed that up with 314 runs at 62.80 for Sri Lanka A in England, he was called up to the Test squad. Had it been any other series, Silva may have made his debut, only he had been selected for the series in which Sri Lanka would whitewash Australia 3-0 - the selectors saw no need to make changes to the batting order.

Silva would be picked in the Sri Lanka squad again - this time in the outfit to play Pakistan, in September and October 2017.

A graduate of St Joseph's College, Silva had also played for Sri Lanka's Under-19 side.
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Roshen Silva Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests1223370210935.10171241.001559320
FC151237439676231*49.871805453.592743778971170
List A1119822314814041.42449570.0352018137510
T20s272535135423.3151799.2201316130

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests12------------
FC1511924616922/222/2284.504.12123.0000
List A1111829927392/182/1830.335.4733.2000
T20s27------------
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Roshen Silva caught at slip by Joe Burns
Roshen Silva with an acrobatic effort at the boundary
Roshen Silva dives to make his ground as Neil Wagner waits for the ball
Roshen Silva flicks through the leg side
Roshen Silva frustrated Joe Root and England
Kusal Mendis and Roshen Silva put on a century stand