Nilakshi de Silva

Nilakshi de Silva (born 27 September 1989) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the women's national team.^[1] She made her One Day International debut for Sri Lanka Women against New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy on 3 November 2015.^[2] A right-arm slow-medium bowler, she was the leading wicket-taker for Sri Lanka in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, with seven dismissals in five matches.^[3]

Nilakshi de Silva

De Silva batting for Sri Lanka during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Nishanka Nilakshi Damayanthi de Silva
Born	(1989-09-27) 27 September 1989 (age 35) Panadura, Sri Lanka
Height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm slow-medium
International information
National side	Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 63)	3 November 2015 v New Zealand
Last ODI	3 July 2023 v New Zealand
T20I debut (cap 30)	7 March 2013 v West Indies
Last T20I	6 September 2023 v England
T20I shirt no.	27
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I Matches 30 67 Runs scored 520 795 Batting average 22.60 17.25 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 Top score 48* 63* Balls bowled 318 217 Wickets 4 11 Bowling average 76.50 21.63 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 1/27 3/13 Catches/stumpings 10/– 30/–
Medal record Representing  Sri Lanka Women's Cricket Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Team 2014 Incheon Team Women's Asia Cup Winner 2024 Sri Lanka
Source: Cricinfo, 3 July 2023

In October 2018, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.^[4] In January 2020, she was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.^[5] In October 2021, she was included in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.^[6] In January 2022, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cricket Qualifier tournament in Malaysia.^[7] In July 2022, she was named in Sri Lanka's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.^[8] She was named in the Sri Lanka squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.^[9]