Aravinda de Silva
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Aravinda de Silva is a former Sri Lankan cricketer renowned as one of the country’s greatest batsmen and a key architect of their 1996 Cricket World Cup triumph.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
batsman
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cricketer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| battingStyle | right-handed batsman ⓘ |
| bowlingStyle | right-arm offbreak ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1965-10-17 ⓘ |
| domesticTeam |
Kent County Cricket Club
NERFINISHED
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Northamptonshire County Cricket Club NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinhalese Sports Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | D. S. Senanayake College, Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | de Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Pinnaduwage Aravinda de Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Aravinda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honour |
ICC Cricket Hall of Fame inductee
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Wisden Cricketer of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isConsideredOneOf | greatest Sri Lankan batsmen of all time ⓘ |
| lastOdiYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| lastTestYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| nationality | Sri Lankan ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | key architect of Sri Lanka’s 1996 Cricket World Cup triumph ⓘ |
| notablePerformance |
scored 66 runs and took 3 wickets in the 1996 Cricket World Cup semifinal against India
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scored an unbeaten century in the 1996 Cricket World Cup final against Australia ⓘ |
| odiBattingAverage | 34.90 ⓘ |
| odiBestBowling | 4/30 ⓘ |
| odiCapNumberForSriLanka | 40 ⓘ |
| odiCenturies | 11 ⓘ |
| odiDebutOpponent | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| odiDebutVenue | Auckland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| odiMatchesPlayed | 308 ⓘ |
| odiRunsScored | 9284 ⓘ |
| odiWicketsTaken | 106 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedForNationalTeam | Sri Lanka national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Sri Lanka Cricket selector ⓘ |
| role |
middle-order batsman
ⓘ
part-time bowler ⓘ |
| sport | cricket ⓘ |
| testBattingAverage | 42.97 ⓘ |
| testBestBowlingInInnings | 5/32 ⓘ |
| testCapNumberForSriLanka | 28 ⓘ |
| testCenturies | 20 ⓘ |
| testDebutOpponent | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testDebutVenue | Lord's Cricket Ground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testDebutYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| testMatchesPlayed | 90 ⓘ |
| testRunsScored | 6361 ⓘ |
| testWicketsTaken | 29 ⓘ |
| worldCupFinalOpponent | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldCupFinalVenue | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldCupWinner | 1996 Cricket World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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