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 34) 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
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/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 July 2023
Medal record Representing  Sri Lanka Women's Cricket Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Team 2014 Incheon Team

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]