Nilakshi de Silva explained

Nilakshi de Silva
Female:true
Country:Sri Lanka
International:true
Fullname:Nishanka Nilakshi Damayanthi de Silva
Birth Date:27 September 1989
Birth Place:Panadura, Sri Lanka
Height:5 ft 4 in
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm slow-medium
Odidebutdate:3 November
Odidebutyear:2015
Odidebutagainst:New Zealand
Odicap:63
Lastodidate:3 July
Lastodiyear:2023
Lastodiagainst:New Zealand
T20idebutdate:7 March
T20idebutyear:2013
T20idebutagainst:West Indies
T20icap:30
Lastt20idate:6 September
Lastt20iyear:2023
Lastt20iagainst:England
Columns:2
Column1:WODI
Matches1:30
Runs1:520
Bat Avg1:22.60
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:48
Deliveries1:318
Wickets1:4
Bowl Avg1:76.50
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:1/27
Catches/Stumpings1:10/–
Column2:WT20I
Matches2:67
Runs2:795
Bat Avg2:17.25
100S/50S2:0/1
Top Score2:63
Deliveries2:217
Wickets2:11
Bowl Avg2:21.63
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:3/13
Catches/Stumpings2:30/–
Date:3 July 2023
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/557764.html Cricinfo
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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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nilakshi de Silva . 8 April 2014 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: ICC Women's Championship, 1st ODI: New Zealand Women v Sri Lanka Women at Lincoln, Nov 3, 2015 . 20 October 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  3. Web site: Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, 2018, Sri Lanka Women: Batting and bowling averages . ESPN Cricinfo . 9 June 2018.
  4. Web site: Squads confirmed for ICC Women's World T20 2018 . International Cricket Council . 10 October 2018.
  5. Web site: Sri Lanka squad for ICC Women’s T20I World Cup 2020 . Sri Lanka Cricket . 27 January 2020.
  6. Web site: Chamari Atapattu to lead 17-member Sri Lankan squad in ICC World Cup Qualifiers . Women's CricZone . 6 October 2021.
  7. Web site: Sri Lanka Women’s Squad for Commonwealth Games Qualifier 2022 . Sri Lanka Cricket . 6 January 2022.
  8. Web site: Sri Lanka finalise squad for upcoming Commonwealth Games . International Cricket Council . 19 July 2022.