Nilakshi de Silva
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]
.jpg) 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 | 27 September 1989 Panadura, Sri Lanka |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm slow-medium |
| International information | |
| National side | |
| ODI debut (cap 63) | 3 November 2015 v New Zealand |
| Last ODI | 9 October 2019 v Australia |
| T20I debut (cap 30) | 7 March 2013 v West Indies |
| Last T20I | 2 March 2020 v Bangladesh |
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 2 March 2020 | |
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]
References
- "Nilakshi de Silva". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- "ICC Women's Championship, 1st ODI: New Zealand Women v Sri Lanka Women at Lincoln, Nov 3, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- "Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, 2018, Sri Lanka Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- "Sri Lanka squad for ICC Women's T20I World Cup 2020". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
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