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{{short description|Sri Lankan cricketer (born 1979)}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Chamara Silva
| image =
| country = Sri Lanka
| full_name = Lindamalilage Prageeth Chamara Silva
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|12|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Panadura]], Sri Lanka
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[leg-spin]]
| role = [[Batsman]]
| family =
| international = true
| internationalspan = 1999–2011
| testdebutdate = 7 December
| testdebutyear = 2006
| testdebutagainst = New Zealand
| testcap = 105
| lasttestdate = 3 April
| lasttestyear = 2008
| lasttestagainst = West Indies
| odidebutdate = 26 August
| odidebutyear = 1999
| odidebutagainst = Australia
| odicap = 101
| lastodidate = 23 November
| lastodiyear = 2011
| lastodiagainst = Pakistan
| odishirt =
| T20Idebutdate = 22 December
| T20Idebutyear = 2006
| T20Idebutagainst = New Zealand
| T20Icap = 6
| lastT20Idate = 25 November
| lastT20Iyear = 2011
| lastT20Iagainst = Pakistan
| club1 = [[Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club]]
| year1 = 2007–
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = [[Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club]]
| year2 = 2005–2007
| clubnumber2 =
| club3 = [[Sinhalese Sports Club]]
| year3 = 2003–2005
| clubnumber3 =
| club4 = [[Panadura Sports Club]]
| year4 = 1996–2003
| clubnumber4 =
| club5 = [[Deccan Chargers]]
| year5 = 2008
| clubnumber5 =
| columns = 3
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 11
| runs1 = 537
| bat avg1 = 33.56
| 100s/50s1 = 1/2
| top score1 = 152*
| deliveries1 = 102
| wickets1 = 1
| bowl avg1 = 65.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/57
| catches/stumpings1 = 7/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 75
| runs2 = 1,587
| bat avg2 = 28.85
| 100s/50s2 = 1/13
| top score2 = 107*
| deliveries2 = 42
| wickets2 = 1
| bowl avg2 = 33.00
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 1/21
| catches/stumpings2 = 20/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches3 = 16
| runs3 = 175
| bat avg3 = 13.46
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 38
| deliveries3 = 18
| wickets3 = 1
| bowl avg3 = 15.00
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 1/4
| catches/stumpings3 = 5/–
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Cricket]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{SRI}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[ICC Cricket World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007 West-Indies]]|}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 India–Bangladesh–Sri Lanka]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[ICC T20 World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009 England]]|}}
| date = 9 February
| year = 2017
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/50431.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
'''Lindamlilage Prageeth Chamara Silva''' ({{langx|si|චාමර සිල්වා}}; born 14 December 1979) is a former [[Sri Lankan people|Sri Lankan]] [[cricket]]er, who played all formats of the game for 12 years. He is a right-handed [[batsman]] and a [[leg-break]] bowler.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/50431.html|title = Chamara Silva profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos}}</ref>

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 ICC Cricket World Cup|2007]], [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]] and [[2011 ICC Cricket World Cup|2011]].

==Early and domestic career==
He was educated at the [[Panadura Royal College]].<ref>[https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2013/03/10/spo20.asp St. John's vs Royal Panadura clash will be interesting]</ref><ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/2013/03/11/spo13.asp St John's and Panadura Royal clash on March 15 and 16] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315032441/http://www.dailynews.lk/2013/03/11/spo13.asp |date=15 March 2013 }}</ref> Having set a steady record for his club [[Panadura Sports Club|Panadura]], he captained the team and secured a good record including a 54 on his [[One Day International]] debut against [[Australia national cricket team|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/twenty-20-tournament-2004-304926/burgher-recreation-club-vs-sinhalese-sports-club-1st-round-304928/full-scorecard |title=1st Round, Colombo, Aug 17 2004, Twenty-20 Tournament |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref>

In March 2018, he was named in Colombo's squad for the [[2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament]].<ref name="STimes">{{cite news |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/article/1041112/cricket-mixed-opinions-on-provincial-tournament |title=Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament |publisher=Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) |date=26 March 2018 |access-date=27 March 2018 |archive-date=27 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327035550/http://www.sundaytimes.lk/article/1041112/cricket-mixed-opinions-on-provincial-tournament |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="DailyS">{{cite news |url=https://dailysports.lk/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-sl-super-provincial-tournament/ |title=All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament |publisher=Daily Sports |date=26 March 2018 |access-date=27 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327213128/https://dailysports.lk/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-sl-super-provincial-tournament/ |archive-date=27 March 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The following month, he was also named in Colombo's squad for the [[2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament]].<ref name="2018ODT">{{cite news |url=http://www.thepapare.com/slc-super-provincial-50-tournament-squads-fixtures/ |title=SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures |work=The Papare |access-date=27 April 2018}}</ref> In March 2019, he was named in Colombo's squad for the [[2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thepapare.com/squads-fixtures-announced-for-slc-provincial-50-overs-tournament-2019/ |title=Squads, Fixtures announced for SLC Provincial 50 Overs Tournament |work=The Papare |date=19 March 2019 |access-date=19 March 2019}}</ref>

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|chief inspector of police]] (CIP).<ref>{{cite news |title=Four Sri Lankan cricketers join Sri Lanka Police |url=https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/Four-Sri-Lankan-cricketers-join-Sri-Lanka-Police/108-274579#:~:text=Accordingly%2C%20Kusal%20Janith%20Perera%20and,have%20joined%20as%20Police%20Inspectors. |access-date=10 January 2024 |work=Daily Mirror}}</ref>

==International career==
He made his Test debut in New Zealand and had the worst possible start being dismissed for a pair just like his teammate [[Marvan Atapattu]]. He was given a second chance however and immediately justified his selection with an entertaining 61 in the first innings of the 2nd Test, enjoying a 121 run partnership with [[Kumar Sangakkara]]. In the second innings he improved further, making a very aggressive unbeaten 152, hitting 20 fours and batting right through with the tail (most notably [[Chaminda Vaas]], putting on 88 runs together) before running out of partners.

Silva scored his first [[One Day International]] hundred against India just 3 weeks before the World Cup.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/374233.html|title=India v Sri Lanka 2006-07|date=2008-10-16|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-03-28}}</ref> His good form continued in the [[Cricket World Cup 2007]], he managed to make 350 runs with an average of 43.75 with 4 half centuries and a highest score of 64. His success in the middle order has helped to give Sri Lanka a boost in their one-day and test sides particularly after veteran middle order batsmen [[Russel Arnold]] announced his retirement at the end of the World Cup.

== Fixing allegations ==
Chamara Silva has been banned from all forms of cricket from September 2017 for two years due to the alleged misconduct during a domestic first class cricket match between Panadura Cricket Club and Kalutara Physical Culture Club along with [[Manoj Deshapriya]]. Chamara Silva, the captain of the [[Panadura Cricket Club]] was found guilty of match-fixing allegations after the unusual scoring rate by Panadura side in a first class cricket match in January 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thepapare.com/chamara-silva-suspended-local-match-fixing-verdict-released/|title=Chamara Silva suspended; Local match fixing verdict released|last=Weerasinghe|first=Damith|date=2017-09-16|access-date=2017-09-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/20724896/chamara-silva-banned-two-years-cricket|title=Chamara Silva banned for two years from cricket|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-10-16}}</ref>

==References==
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