Chamara Silva
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Panadura, Sri Lanka
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| Full name | Lindamalilage Prageeth Chamara Silva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 December 1979 Panadura, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 105) | 7 December 2006 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 3 April 2008 v West Indies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 101) | 26 August 1999 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 23 November 2011 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 6) | 22 December 2006 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 25 November 2011 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007– | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Sinhalese Sports Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2003 | Panadura Sports Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Deccan Chargers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 February 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lindamlilage Prageeth Chamara Silva (Sinhala: චාමර සිල්වා; born 14 December 1979) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played all formats of the game for 12 years. He is a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler.[1]
He has been compared with Aravinda de Silva due to his bow-legged stance. Silva was an important member of three World runner-up Sri Lanka teams in 2007, 2009 and 2011.
He was educated at the Panadura Royal College.[2][3] Having set a steady record for his club Panadura, he captained the team and secured a good record including a 54 on his One Day International debut against Australia. Since 1998, he has played List A cricket and since 2004, Twenty20 cricket with moderate success and steady averages. He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.[4]
In March 2018, he was named in Colombo's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[5][6] The following month, he was also named in Colombo's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[7] In March 2019, he was named in Colombo's squad for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[8]
Having represented the Sri Lanka Police cricket team that won joint champion status in the 2023 Sri Lanka Cricket first-class competition, Silva was appointed to the police service in the rank of chief inspector of police (CIP).[9]
