Full Name

Kelaniyage Jayantha Silva

Born

June 02, 1973, Kalutara

Age

49y 298d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Slow Left arm Orthodox

Playing Role

Bowler

A left-arm spinner, Jayantha Silva's seven-Test career split into two distinct segments. Serve up Zimbabwean prey and he was lethal: in three Tests against them he took 16 wickets at an average of 10.12, including a couple of match-winning performances in Colombo in 1996-97. But in four Tests against India, Australia and Pakistan, Silva was managed only four wickets at an average of 121.25. With a plethora of left-armers in domestic circles, Silva's time had passed and he disappeared from the first-class game before he was 28.
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Career Averages
Bowling
FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Test7111533647204/167/3532.352.5376.6200
ODI1148550---6.87-000
FC65-1184451992326/7-22.402.6351.0-172
List A7-306221114/364/3620.094.3327.8100
Batting & Fielding
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Test74166*2.002821.42001010
ODI11111*-1100.00000000
FC656123177224.65--00--330
List A743191619.00--00--10
Umpire & Referee
FormatMatUmpireReferee
FC615
List A615
Kelaniyage Jayantha Silva
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Test
ODI
Debut/Last Matches - Player
FC Matches
Span
1991/92 - 1998/99
List A Matches
Span
1994/95 - 1996/97
Photos
Trade Card: SL One-day wonders - Jayantha Silva