Nilakshi de Silva
Sri Lankan cricketer (born 1989)
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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]
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Panadura, Sri Lanka
De Silva batting for Sri Lanka during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Nishanka Nilakshi Damayanthi de Silva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 September 1989 Panadura, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm slow-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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] She was part of Sri Lanka's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England,[8] and for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[9]
