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Kusal Mendis

Kusal Mendis

Sri Lankan
Player Info
Date of Birth 02 February 1995
Place of Birth Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Career June 2016 - Active
Role Wicketkeeper

Batting & Fielding Statistics

Mat Inns No Runs HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct St
Career 76 74 3 2126 119 29.94 2529 84.06 2 17 214 31 34 0

Bowling Statistics

Mat Inns Balls Runs WKTS BBM Avg Econ SR 4W 5W
Career 73 2 20 28 0 0/0 - 8.40 - 0 0

Videos

CWC19: SL v IND - First wicket of #CWC19 for Jadeja
Cricket World Cup
CWC19: SL v IND - First wicket of #CWC19 for Jadeja
Nissan POTD: Fabian Allen's remarkable caught and bowled
Cricket World Cup
Nissan POTD: Fabian Allen's remarkable caught and bowled
CWC19: SL v WI - Brilliant caught and bowled by Fabian Allen dismisses Kusal Mendis
Cricket World Cup
CWC19: SL v WI - Brilliant caught and bowled by Fabian Allen dismisses Kusal Mendis
CWC19: SL v SA - Kusal Mendis is caught at cover point
Cricket World Cup
CWC19: SL v SA - Kusal Mendis is caught at cover point

News

Sri Lanka news
'He is class' – Steve Rixon is 'wowed' by Kusal Mendis
Media release
Mendis, Fernando make big gains in Test rankings
ICC Test rankings
Kusal Mendis in top 20 after historic South Africa series
Sri Lanka news
Big relief for Sri Lanka as Kusal Mendis avoids serious injury
Profile

1. Was awarded the Sri Lanka Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year award in 2013.

2. Made his Test debut in 2015, and announced his ODI arrival with a half-century against Ireland in June 2016.

3. Scored his maiden ODI ton in March 2017 against Bangladesh.

4. Playing in his first ICC CT

5. ODI debut against Ireland at Dublin in 2016

6. He was named the 2013 Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year and captained the Sri Lanka team at ICC U/19 WC 2014 in the UAE

7. His spectacular innings of 176 at Pallekele in July 2016 set up only Sri Lanka’s second Test victory against Australia, in a match where only one other batsman passed fifty

8. He surpassed that scored with an innings of 194 against Bangladesh at Galle in March 2017