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Kusal Mendis

Full Name
Balapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis
Born
02-02-1995 Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Current Age
27 years old
Major Teams
Sri Lanka
Batting Style
Right-hand bat
Bowling Style
Leg-break
Kusal Mendis

Videos: Kusal Mendis

  • Sri Lanka batting coach Jon Lewis backs Mendis and Mathews to come good

    Sri Lanka batting coach Jon Lewis backs Mendis and Mathews to come good

  • Watch Ashwin talk about Mendis’ ‘beautiful’ innings, Colombo wicket and more

    Watch Ashwin talk about Mendis’ ‘beautiful’ innings, Colombo wicket and more

  • Watch Kusal Mendis take a stunning catch to dismiss Shaun Marsh

    Watch Kusal Mendis take a stunning catch to dismiss Shaun Marsh

Kusal Mendis Biography

By the time he made his international debut, Kusal Mendis had already been marked out as one for the future. In 2013 he was named Sri Lankan Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year. He captained Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa (a college that has produced several Test cricketers), and later Sri Lanka Under-19s.
 
He made his Test debut in 2015-16. His early days were full of promising starts: while he reached double-figures in 11 of his first 13 innings, he scored only one fifty.
 
Then, at Pallekele in 2016-17, he walked out at 6 for 2 after Sri Lanka had conceded an 86-run lead against India. He batted with panache, dominating Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon, and Steve O’Keefe with ease, and made an emphatic 176 before Herath routed Australia. He followed it with 86 in the next Test, at Galle.
 
Unfortunately, the stop-start shows continued. There was a delightful 194 against Bangladesh in 2016-17 and 102 in an ODI during the same tour, but other than that Mendis’ career continued to remain a career of unfruitful starts.
 
Mendis keeps wickets as well. While that would have made him an asset for most countries, it would probably not matter for Sri Lanka, who already have wicketkeeper-batsmen like Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Janith Perera, and Niroshan Dickwella. To seal a permanent spot, Mendis has to convert those starts into big scores.
 
Abhishek Mukherjee
 

Kusal Mendis Batting & Fielding Averages

Career M In R NO HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct St
Test 50 96 3191 4 196 34.68 5770 55.30 7 13 392 29 75 0
ODIs 87 85 2546 5 119 31.82 3011 84.55 2 19 251 38 44 3
T20s 35 35 681 1 79 20.02 562 121.1 0 6 53 27 8 1
World Cup 7 7 143 0 46 20.42 213 67.13 0 0 8 2 1 0

Kusal Mendis Bowling Averages

Career M B R W Avg EC SR 5WI 10WM BBI BBM
Test 50 132 118 1 118.0 5.363 132 0 --
ODIs 87 20 28 0 -- 8.400 -- 0 --
T20s 35 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
World Cup 7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Kusal Mendis Career statistics

Test Debut

Sri Lanka v West Indies at P Sara Oval, Colombo, October 22, 2015

Last Test

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, May 23, 2022

ODI Debut

Ireland v Sri Lanka at The Village, Malahide, Dublin, June 16, 2016

Last ODI

Sri Lanka v Australia at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, June 24, 2022

T20 Debut

England v Sri Lanka at The Rose Bowl, Southampton, July 5, 2016

Last T20

Sri Lanka v Australia at Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, June 11, 2022

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In place of the injured duo, Niroshan Dickwella and Dhananjaya De Silva have been drafted into the T20I squad.

One Year Ban on Three Sri Lanka Cricketers Who Broke Bio-Bubble in England Lifted

Sri Lanka Cricket Executive Committee has decided to lift the ban on the three players with effect from Friday (January 7).

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The trio has been banned for six months from the domestic circuit. Moreover, the trio has been fined a huge amount of 10 million Sri ...

Kusal Mendis, Niroshan Dickwella Face Inquiry For Alleged Bio-bubble Breach in England, Caught Roaming in Marketplace | WATCH VIDEO

This potential breach of Covid-19-related health protocols has come in the midst of a difficult tour for Sri Lanka.

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Features ON Kusal Mendis

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    Kusal Mendis and Anglelo Mathews in second best fourth-wicket stand for Sri Lanka

    From an overnight 20/3, Sri Lanka ended day four on 259/3 with Mendis (116*) and Mathews (117*) resolute.

    India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Day 3 highlights: Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis’ defiance and other moments

    Kusal Mendis in the process reached his fourth Test hundred; off a sweep shot.

    Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI: Taskin Ahmed’s hat-trick, Kusal Mendis’s maiden ton and other highlights

    Sadly for fans, no further play was possible as rains wrecked havoc over Dambulla time and again the whole evening.

    Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 2: Subhashis Roy’s false celebration, Tamim Iqbal’s bizarre dismissal, Kusal Mendis’ 194 and other highlights

    Bangladesh ended Day Two with 133 for 2 on the board, trailing Sri Lanka by another 361 runs at Galle, in the first Test, on Wednesday.

    South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Day 2: Quinton de Kock’s ton, Rangana Herath’s milestone, almost ‘Timed out’ and other highlights

    Just like the first day, there were a few sparkling highlights from Day Two as well. We take you through them here.

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