Roy Silva (born 9 May 1980) is a Sri Lankan-born American

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er, who currently plays for the

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. He made his first-class debut in the 2000–01 season. He made his

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debut on 17 August 2004, for

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in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.

Career

In March 2017, he was called up to a selection camp with the potential of representing the

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at the

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tournament. In January 2018, he was named in the United States squad for the 2017–18 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies. In August 2018, he was named in the United States' squad for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Americas Qualifier tournament in

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. In October 2018, he was named in the United States' squads for the

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tournament in the West Indies and for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman. In February 2019, he was named in the United States'

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(T20I) squad for their series against the United Arab Emirates. The matches were the first T20I fixtures to be played by the United States cricket team. He made his T20I debut for the United States against the

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on 15 March 2019, scoring 25 runs from just seven balls. In April 2019, he was named in the United States cricket team's squad for the

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tournament in Namibia. In June 2019, he was named in a 30-man training squad for the

, ahead of the

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of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Bermuda. In June 2021, he was selected to take part in the Minor League Cricket tournament in the United States following the players' draft.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Roy 1980 births Living people American cricketers Sri Lankan cricketers Chilaw Marians Cricket Club cricketers Colts Cricket Club cricketers Moors Sports Club cricketers Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club cricketers United States Twenty20 International cricketers Sri Lankan emigrants to the United States American people of Sri Lankan descent Alumni of Nalanda College, Colombo