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Kusal Mendis Profile, Career Info, Records & Stats

Kusal Mendis (කුසල් මෙන්ඩිස්), is a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman and occasional right-arm leg-spin bowler. He has represented his national side Sri Lanka Cricket Team in all formats of International Cricket. Kusal Mendis has played his first-class cricket for Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club and Colombo Cricket Club (CCC)  during 2015-17 and 2017-present. Kusal usually bats at number 3 for Sri Lanka in ODI and T20I.

Mendis captained the Sri Lanka U-19 Cricket team during the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. The tournament hosted at UAE won by South Africa against runner up Pakistan. During ICC Champions Trophy 2017, Kusal Mendis scored a match-winning knock with 89 runs and 159 runs partnership with Danushka Gunathilaka, helped Sri Lanka to chase their highest ever runs to chase in Champions Trophy against India on June 8, 2017.

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Mendis scored his maiden ODI century against Bangladesh with 102 runs, at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium. On March 28, 2017, however, the match ended in a draw due to heavy rainfall. Mendis scored his maiden One Day International fifty against Ireland on June 16, 2016.

Kusal became the only second player after Virat Kohli to score 1000 runs in the calendar year 2018. He finished the year with three centuries, four fifties, 1023 runs, and 46.50 averages. He joined the fastest to 1000 runs in ODI record with Upul Tharanga, which he recorded on June 30, 2017, against Zimbabwe.

K Mendis has recorded the successful highest ever chase by Sri Lanka team 193 runs against Bangladesh. He gave flying opening start to with 53 runs in just 4.5 overs along with Danushka Gunathilaka. Kusal Mendis is the youngest Sri Lankan to score Test century against Australia and also the youngest highest individual runs scorer on Australian soil.

Kusal Mendis has the highest Test score with 194 runs against Bangladesh, he just falls short 6 runs before his maiden double tons, caught by Tamim Iqbal. Mendis is the leading runs scorer during the 2018 SLC T20 League, Sri Lanka domestic T20 tournament with 182 runs in six matches while representing Galle’s squad in August 2018.

Kusal Mendis Career Stats

StatsMatRunsHS100504s6sAveSRWkts
Tests4429951967113692836.9755.591
ODIs7621671192172163330.5284.680
T20Is264847905412118.61131.52-
First-class6843921969185335036.658.382
List A9725661192192483728.1982.030
T20s49115179010965324.48138.84-

Kusal Mendis Profile 

Full NameBalapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis
Date of Birth2 February 1995 Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Current Age24
Height5'7?
Nickname------
T-Shirt No.2
Playing RollBatsman, wicket-keeper
Batting StyleRight-handed
Bowling StyleRight-arm leg spin
Test Debut22 October 2015 v West Indies (cap 132)
ODI Debut16 June 2016 v Ireland (cap 170)
T20 Debut5 July 2016 v England (cap 66)
Twitter@KusalMendis1
Instagram@kusalmendis_1
Major Teams                                      Sri Lanka, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka A Emerging Players, Sri Lanka Under-19s, Sri Lanka Under-23s
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