Nilakshika Silva

Sri Lanka|Middle order Batter

Nilakshika Silva

INTL CAREER: 2013 - 2025

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Full Name

Nishshanka Nilakshika Damayanthi Silva

Born

September 27, 1989, Panadura

Age

36y 59d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Slow medium

Playing Role

Middle order Batter

Height

5ft 4in

Education

St. Anthony's Girls' College, Panadura

TEAMS

Colts Cricket Club Women Sri Lanka Army Sports Club Women

Sri Lanka Cricket Women's XI

Sri Lanka Women Western Province Women (Sri Lanka)

Nilakshika Silva Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
WODIs	54	49	11	1109	63	29.18	1523	72.81	0	4	93	14	19	0
WT20Is	103	86	23	1151	63*	18.26	1176	97.87	0	1	80	15	46	0

Bowling

Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
WODIs	54	11	318	306	4	1/27	1/27	76.50	5.77	79.5	0	0	0
WT20Is	103	21	228	247	11	3/13	3/13	22.45	6.50	20.7	0	0	0

Records of Nilakshika Silva

Fewest ducks in career (49)

Women's One-Day Internationals

Highest partnership for the eighth wicket (88)

Women's One-Day Internationals

Most catches in career (46)

Women's Twenty20 Internationals

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Recent Matches of Nilakshika Silva

Match	Bat	Date	Ground	Format
SL Women vs PAK Women	--	24-Oct-2025	Colombo (RPS)	WODI # 1514
SL Women vs BAN Women	37	20-Oct-2025	DY Patil	WODI # 1510
SL Women vs SA Women	18	17-Oct-2025	Colombo (RPS)	WODI # 1506
SL Women vs NZ Women	55*	14-Oct-2025	Colombo (RPS)	WODI # 1501
SL Women vs ENG Women	23	11-Oct-2025	Colombo (RPS)	WODI # 1497

Debut/Last Matches of Nilakshika Silva

WODI Matches

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Debut

NZ Women vs SL Women at Lincoln - November 03, 2015

Last

PAK Women vs SL Women at Colombo (RPS) - October 24, 2025

WT20I Matches

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Debut

WI Women vs SL Women at Colombo (RPS) - March 07, 2013

Last

SL Women vs NZ Women at Christchurch - March 16, 2025

News and Features about Nilakshika Silva

Heartbreak and euphoria in Diwali night drama

Heartbreak and euphoria in Diwali night drama

A distraught Nigar Sultana and a beaming Chamari Athapaththu summed up the mood in the two camps after a game that could have gone either way ended with two points for Sri Lanka

21-Oct-2025•Sruthi Ravindranath

From bowler to blazer: Nilakshika Silva's 26-ball statement to the world

From bowler to blazer: Nilakshika Silva's 26-ball statement to the world

At 36, she is at both the twilight as well as peak of her career, reinventing herself as Sri Lanka's most explosive batter

16-Oct-2025•Madushka Balasuriya

Rain, redemption and a race for the semis: SL face SA in crucial Colombo clash

Rain, redemption and a race for the semis: SL face SA in crucial Colombo clash

Rain has been a consistent feature throughout the games in Colombo, and more of the same is expected on Friday

16-Oct-2025•Madushka Balasuriya

Photos of Nilakshika Silva

Nilakshika Silva manages to hold on

Nilakshika Silva played another quick cameo

Nilakshika Silva blitzed through the death overs

Nilakshika de Silva was bowled as Sri Lanka's chase faltered

Vishwa Fernando, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Dhananjaya de Silva, Chamari Athapaththu, Dinesh Chandimal and Nilakshika Silva with the Women's World Cup

Nilakshika Silva brings up her fifty