DM de Silva

Middle-order batter, Sri Lanka, 68 Tests, 2016-2026. Debut v Australia, 2016

37Adjusted average, 70th of 143 batters. Raw 39.2, so −2.2 for how hard his runs were. It could reasonably be anywhere from 30.9 to 43.6.

Where the −2.2 comes from

The bowling he faced−3.5

Home or away+0.6

The grounds+0.7

Value per innings: 45.348th
Each run worth: 1.25×
At home, adjusted: 30.2raw 38.6
Away, adjusted: 44.2raw 39.8

Head to head with Liton Das His T20 ratings

Where his adjusted average could be. The shaded part is the 89% range; the taller the curve, the likelier.

Where he sits

67F du PlessisSouth Africa37.6 68AK MarkramSouth Africa37.4 69Liton DasBangladesh37.3

70DM de SilvaSri Lanka37.0

71HM NichollsNew Zealand37.0 72TA BlundellNew Zealand36.8 73FDM KarunaratneSri Lanka36.7

Every batter on one chart

Closest to him, head to head

HM NichollsNew Zealand37Head to head TA BlundellNew Zealand36.8Head to head FDM KarunaratneSri Lanka36.7Head to head Liton DasBangladesh37.3Head to head

Season by seasonBatting, as recorded

Year	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	100	50	SR
2016	12	615	129	55.91	2	2	54.6
2017	10	231	119	25.67	1	0	54.6
2018	19	509	173	26.79	1	3	59.3
2019	14	403	109	33.58	2	0	57.2
2020	3	184	79	92.00	0	2	65.2
2021	10	530	166	58.89	2	2	55.0
2022	13	343	109	26.38	1	1	55.8
2023	10	486	122	60.75	1	3	61.2
2024	16	710	108	44.38	2	6	63.7
2025	7	122	39	20.33	0	0	58.9
2026	8	298	120	37.25	1	1	54.3
Career	122	4431	173	39.21	13	20	58.0

Percentile rankingsvs all Test players (2001–)

PoorAverageGreat

Batting

Value

Adjusted avg

37.5

Value / inns

45.3

Volume

Runs

4431

Average

39.21

Hundreds

Quality

Conversion

39.4

Strike rate

Consistency

Conditions

Away average

39.77

Bowling

Value

Adjusted avg

42.8

Volume

Wickets

5 wkts

Quality

Average

53.93

Strike rate

96.8

Economy

3.34

Conditions

Away average

58.44

Career arc

Batting by opposition

Opp	Inns	Runs	Avg	100
Bangladesh	18	879	51.71	4
Pakistan	11	581	58.10	3
West Indies	15	548	39.14	2
South Africa	18	504	29.65	0
Australia	16	484	32.27	1
New Zealand	13	416	37.82	1
England	11	372	33.82	0
Zimbabwe	6	330	55.00	1

Bowling by opposition

Opp	Wkts	Avg	Best
New Zealand	10	30.90	3/25
South Africa	7	44.57	3/36
Bangladesh	7	65.14	2/13
India	5	64.60	2/32
Australia	4	47.50	1/8
Zimbabwe	4	47.25	3/71
Pakistan	2	76.50	1/15
West Indies	2	104.00	1/11

Home & away

Home

38.56bat avg

30.2adjusted

47.67bowl avg

Away

39.77bat avg

44.2adjusted

58.44bowl avg

Batting by innings

Inns	Bat	Runs	Avg
1st	35	1610	48.79
2nd	33	1059	33.09
3rd	37	1258	37.00
4th	17	504	36.00

Recent formLast 10 Tests

v India8 & 230/8Sinhalese Sports Club Ground2026-08-23 v India21 & 590/19Galle International Stadium2026-08-15 v West Indies33 & 340/3Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua2026-07-03 v West Indies120 & 00/17Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua2026-06-25 v Bangladesh73/28Sinhalese Sports Club Ground2025-06-25 v Bangladesh19 & 120/34Galle International Stadium2025-06-17 v Australia0 & 230/18Galle International Stadium2025-02-06 v Australia22 & 39Galle International Stadium2025-01-29 v South Africa14 & 500/36St George's Park, Gqeberha2024-12-05 v South Africa7 & 590/42Kingsmead, Durban2024-11-27

Full recordAs recorded, 2001 to now

Innings: 122
Not outs: 9
Runs: 4431
Average: 39.21
Strike rate: 58.0
Highest: 173
Hundreds: 13
Fifties: 20
Ducks: 10

Wickets: 43
Average: 53.93
Economy: 3.34
Strike rate: 96.8
Best: 3/25
5 wickets: 0
10 wkt match: 0
Balls: 4161