Sendapperuma Archchige Rasanjali Chandima de Alwis (née Silva; born 26 November 1971) is a Sri Lankan former cricketer who played as a left-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in one Test match and 22 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka between 1997 and 2000. She was also part of the team that represented Sri Lanka at the 1997 and 2000 World Cups. She played domestic cricket for Slimline Sports Club.[1][2]

Rasanjali Silva
Personal information
Full name
Sendapperuma Archchige Rasanjali Chandima Silva
Born (1971-11-26) 26 November 1971 (age 53)
Colombo, Ceylon
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsGuy de Alwis (husband)
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 10)17 April 1998 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 10)25 November 1997 v Netherlands
Last ODI15 December 2000 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2000Slimline Sports Club
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI
Matches 1 22
Runs scored 26 256
Batting average 13.00 14.22
100s/50s 0/0 0/1
Top score 26 53
Balls bowled 264 1,093
Wickets 8 23
Bowling average 7.12 23.08
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/27 4/16
Catches/stumpings 2/– 6/–
Source: CricketArchive, 4 December 2021

Silva later married Sri Lankan cricketer Guy de Alwis, becoming the second married couple to have both played Test cricket.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Rasanjali Silva". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Rasanjali Silva". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Husband-wife Test players, and T20 oldies". ESPNcricinfo. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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