Nilakshi de Silva

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Nilakshi de Silva
2020 ICC W T20 WC A v SL 02-24 de Silva (03).jpg
De Silva batting for Sri Lanka during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full nameNishanka Nilakshi Damayanthi de Silva
Born (1989-09-27) 27 September 1989 (age 32)
Panadura, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm slow-medium
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 63)3 November 2015 v New Zealand
Last ODI9 October 2019 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 30)7 March 2013 v West Indies
Last T20I2 March 2020 v Bangladesh
Source: Cricinfo, 2 March 2020
Medal record
Representing  Sri Lanka
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Team

Nilakshi de Silva (born 27 September 1989) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[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] She was the leading wicket-taker for Sri Lanka in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, with seven dismissals in five matches.[3]

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 named in Sri Lanka's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nilakshi de Silva". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  2. ^ "ICC Women's Championship, 1st ODI: New Zealand Women v Sri Lanka Women at Lincoln, Nov 3, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, 2018, Sri Lanka Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Sri Lanka squad for ICC Women's T20I World Cup 2020". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Chamari Atapattu to lead 17-member Sri Lankan squad in ICC World Cup Qualifiers". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

External links[]

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