Player profile

Nilakshi de Silva

Allrounder

Born: Sep 27, 1989
Batting: Right Handed Bat
Bowling: right-arm medium
From: Panadura

Batting career

Career totals by format

Batting career statistics
Format	M	Runs	Avg	SR	HS
ODI	57	1,093	27.33	73.21	63
women odi	1	46	-	92	46*
women t20i	4	108	36	128.57	50
Women's ODI	61	1,224	29.14	74	63
Women's T20I	122	1,469	20.69	102.94	63*
T20	2	23	23	115	22*
T20I	106	1,095	16.85	96.90	63
women t20	7	157	78.5	124.6	54*
Women's List A	2	101	50.5	92.66	75

Bowling career

Career totals by format

Bowling career statistics
Format	M	Wkts	Econ	Overs	Best
ODI	57	4	5.62	66.0	0/6
women t20i	4	0	9	3.0	—
Women's ODI	61	4	5.62	66.0	1/27
Women's T20	4	0	9.33	3.0	—
Women's T20I	122	15	6.54	52.1	3/13
T20	2	0	8	1.0	—
T20I	106	14	6.29	45.0	0/8
women t20	7	0	7.56	9.0	—
Women's List A	2	0	5.5	4.0	—

Recent performances

T20 match form

2 May 2026Sri Lanka Women vs Bangladesh WomenT20I · Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Batting: 1 (2)
Bowling: —

30 Apr 2026Sri Lanka Women vs Bangladesh WomenT20I · Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Batting: 22* (18) • 2×4, 0×6
Bowling: 0/8 (1.0 ov)

About

Player story

Nilakshi de Silva is a right-handed batswoman who plays for the Sri Lanka women’s cricket team. She made her international debut in 2013 and since then has been a regular feature, especially in the shortest format of the game. The elegant batter played her first international game in the T20I series against West Indies in 2013. She made her debut in the first T20I game and was not required to bat as Sri Lanka won the match convincingly. Two years later she made her ODI debut against New Zealand in the 2015 ICC Women’s Championship. She took her maiden ODI wicket by dismissing Katie Perkins and was economical with the ball in hand. de Silva was the leading wicket-taker for Sri Lanka in the 2018 Women’s Twenty20 Asia Cup, with 7 dismissals in five matches, and earned a reputation of breaking the partnerships at crucial junctures. She had a disappointing T20I series against Australia in 2019. The Panadura born could only amass 12 runs in three matches and was vulnerable against the hostile pace bowling of the Aussies. de Silva has been around the Sri Lankan setup for the past 8 years but has failed to cement her place in the national squad. She has shown glimpses of her wicket-taking abilities, but her technique has repeatedly being questioned, especially on the away tours. (As of April 2021)