Kamindu Mendis becomes fastest Asian batter to score 5 Test centuries

The Sri Lankan batter broke several records with his century against New Zealand and joined greats like Sir Don Bradman with the spectacular knock

Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis became the fastest Asian batter to score 5 Test hundreds with a century against New Zealand in the second Test on Friday.

The 25-year-old reached the mark of 5 Test centuries in 13 innings and broke the record previously held by Pakistan’s Fawad Alam who got to the mark in 22 innings.

Mendis is now joint-fourth fastest in the all-time list of batters to reach 5 Test centuries in the fewest innings.

He also went level with Australian great Sir Don Bradman and West Indies’ George Headley by reaching the mark in his 13th innings.

On Thursday, Mendis created a world record for the most successive fifty-plus scores since debut, scoring 8 half-centuries after his first match against Australia 2 years ago.

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