Thishala Algama

Following the retirement of veteran goal shooter, Tharjini Sivalingam, Thishala had been tipped as a frontrunner for the role of goal shooter in the national team with the aim of filling the void left by Tharjini, as the latter served a pivotal role at that position for a longer period of time during her illustrious playing career.

She was also named in the Sri Lankan squad for the 2015 Netball World Cup.^[1] She was also named in the Sri Lankan squad for the 2023 Netball World Cup, where Sri Lanka ended up at 12th position.^[2][3] She was an integral member of the Sri Lankan squad which emerged as runners-up to Singapore in the final of the 2024 Asian Netball Championships.^[4][5]