Rescue knocks by Dhananjaya de Silva
Sri Lanka registered a 21-run thriller win over the Netherlands in the second match of the Super Six stage in the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2023 on Friday at Bulawayo. Sri Lankan all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva played a gem of an innings against the Netherlands and rescued Sri Lanka from a big collapse. Dhananjaya de Silva came out to bat when Sri Lanka lost 4 wickets for 34 runs in 7 overs and played a solid knock under pressure. He formed a valuable partnership with a low middle-order batsman and helped Sri Lanka post a competitive total on the board.
| 5th Wicket | 33 Runs Partnership | D Karunarathne – 15 | D de Silva – 16 |
| 6th Wicket | 29 Runs Partnership | Dasun Shanaka – 05 | D de Silva – 23 |
| 7th Wicket | 35 Runs Partnership | W Hasaranga – 20 | D de Silva – 11 |
| 8th Wicket | 77 Runs Partnership | M Theekshana – 28 | D de Silva – 43 |
Not only this time, Dhananjaya de Silva has done it in a few previous occasions as well. He scored most of his top scores when Sri Lanka was in trouble.
HERE THE TOP KNOCKS BY DHANANJAYA DE SILVA WHEN SRI LANKA WAS IN TROUBLE
| Year | Format | Against | When he came to bat SL were | Dhananjaya’s score |
| 2021 | Test | West Indies | 73/3 | 155* |
| 2016 | Test | Australia | 26/5 | 129 |
| 2016 | Test | Zimbabwe | 4/112 | 127 |
| 2019 | Test | New Zealand | 4/93 | 109 |
| 2023 | ODI | Netherlands | 4/34 | 93 |
| 2021 | ODI | England | 3/12 | 91 |
