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] 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] She was named in the Sri Lanka squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[9] References
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