Koggala Marakkalage Pradeep Chirantha de Silva (born 1 April 1988) is a

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by st ...

er. He is a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Seeduwa Raddoluwa. He was born in

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

. De Silva made his cricketing debut in the 2008 Under-23 Tournament, playing seven matches in the competition in total. De Silva's debut first-class appearance came during the 2008–09 season, against

Singha Sports Club Singha Sports Club is a former first-class cricket team in Sri Lanka. The team played first-class cricket in most seasons from 1989–90 to 2010–11. It played 155 matches, for 22 wins, 70 losses and 63 draws. It continues to compete in sub-first- ...

. He played eight matches during the competition, making a top score of 32 runs against

Burgher Recreation Club Burgher Recreation Club is a first-class cricket and hockey club based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. History The club was founded on 26 December 1896 known as the Bambalapitya Recreation Club, with membership restricted to the Burgher community. The f ...

. De Silva played eight matches during the 2008-09 Premier Limited Overs Tournament, scoring 117 runs, including one of only two half-centuries achieved by the team in that season's competition.

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Chirantha de Silva
at Cricket Archive 1988 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Seeduwa Raddoluwa Cricket Club cricketers Cricketers from Colombo {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1980s-stub