Full name Athege Roshen Shivanka Silva
Born November 17, 1988, Colombo
Current age 31 years 29 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 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 702 | 109 | 35.10 | 1712 | 41.00 | 1 | 5 | 59 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
First-class | 125 | 200 | 35 | 8072 | 231* | 48.92 | 15164 | 53.23 | 22 | 35 | 636 | 88 | 100 | 0 |
List A | 104 | 91 | 20 | 2924 | 140 | 41.18 | 4154 | 70.38 | 5 | 18 | 168 | 37 | 48 | 0 |
T20s | 27 | 25 | 3 | 513 | 54 | 23.31 | 517 | 99.22 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 125 | 18 | 240 | 163 | 2 | 2/22 | 2/22 | 81.50 | 4.07 | 120.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 104 | 17 | 293 | 268 | 9 | 2/18 | 2/18 | 29.77 | 5.48 | 32.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20s | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | India v Sri Lanka at Delhi, Dec 2-6, 2017 scorecard |
Last Test | Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, Jan 24-26, 2019 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
First-class debut | Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club v Singha Sports Club at Kurunegala, Nov 17-19, 2006 scorecard |
Last First-class | Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, Jan 24-26, 2019 scorecard |
List A debut | Singha Sports Club v Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Panadura, Nov 8, 2006 scorecard |
Last List A | Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club v Ragama Cricket Club at Katunayake, Dec 15, 2019 scorecard |
T20s debut | Colts Cricket Club v Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Colombo (Moors), Mar 26, 2012 scorecard |
Last T20s | Colombo Cricket Club v Ragama Cricket Club at Colombo (NCC), Feb 23, 2019 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | Ragama | v SL Air SC | Katunayake | 15 Dec 2019 | LA |
13* | Ragama | v KTC | Kaluthara | 14 Dec 2019 | LA |
6 | Ragama | v Sinhalese | Colombo (PSS) | 15 Mar 2019 | LA |
52, 0/17 | Ragama | v Chilaw | Katunayake | 12 Mar 2019 | LA |
- | Ragama | v Kandy CCC | Colombo (NCC) | 10 Mar 2019 | LA |
11 | Ragama | v SL Army | Panagoda | 8 Mar 2019 | LA |
68* | Ragama | v SL Air SC | Katunayake | 6 Mar 2019 | LA |
63*, 2/35 | Ragama | v Negombo | Colombo (Thurstan) | 4 Mar 2019 | LA |
36 | Ragama | v Col CC | Colombo (NCC) | 23 Feb 2019 | T20 |
13 | Ragama | v SL Army | Katunayake | 21 Feb 2019 | 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.