Thikshila de Silva (23) is a strongly-built batting all-rounder, who is regarded as one of the most explosive (and biggest six-hitting) batsman in Sri Lankan domestic cricket. The T20 specialist stormed the recently concluded domestic MCA Premier T20 League belting 256 runs at 64, to finish top of the tournament run charts.
He enjoyed a magnificent debut season averaging 25.71 and 19.80 with bat and ball respectively. His explosive power had already generated national interest and, following his incredible Under-23 (Division 1) T20 tournament in 2016, where he smashed 243 runs at 48.60 with a strike-rate of 238.23, he was swiftly included in the Sri Lankan T20 squad for the South African series.
