Full name Balapuwaduge Ajantha Winslow Mendis
Born March 11, 1985, Moratuwa
Current age 33 years 43 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Combined Provinces, Dhaka Gladiators, Hampshire, Kandurata Maroons, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lahore Qalandars, Mohammedan Sporting Club, Pune Warriors, Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Board President's XI, Wayamba
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
19 | 19 | 6 | 213 | 78 | 16.38 | 455 | 46.81 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
87 | 42 | 19 | 188 | 21* | 8.17 | 263 | 71.48 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
T20Is ![]() |
39 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4* | 2.66 | 17 | 47.05 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
First-class | 73 | 100 | 7 | 1549 | 101 | 16.65 | 2182 | 70.98 | 1 | 3 | 160 | 46 | 24 | 0 |
List A | 158 | 84 | 28 | 813 | 71* | 14.51 | 983 | 82.70 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 19 | 33 | 0 |
T20s ![]() |
126 | 46 | 17 | 197 | 27* | 6.79 | 233 | 84.54 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 29 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
19 | 31 | 4730 | 2434 | 70 | 6/99 | 10/209 | 34.77 | 3.08 | 67.5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
ODIs ![]() |
87 | 84 | 4154 | 3324 | 152 | 6/13 | 6/13 | 21.86 | 4.80 | 27.3 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
T20Is ![]() |
39 | 39 | 885 | 952 | 66 | 6/8 | 6/8 | 14.42 | 6.45 | 13.4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
First-class | 73 | 118 | 13117 | 7049 | 305 | 7/37 | 11/105 | 23.11 | 3.22 | 43.0 | 21 | 18 | 3 |
List A | 158 | 151 | 7329 | 5508 | 287 | 7/23 | 7/23 | 19.19 | 4.50 | 25.5 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
T20s ![]() |
126 | 125 | 2719 | 3146 | 167 | 6/8 | 6/8 | 18.83 | 6.94 | 16.2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Test debut | Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (SSC), Jul 23-26, 2008 scorecard |
Last Test | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (SSC), Jul 24-28, 2014 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Apr 10, 2008 scorecard |
Last ODI | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Christchurch, Dec 26, 2015 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at King City (NW), Oct 10, 2008 scorecard |
Last T20I | England v Sri Lanka at Chittagong, Mar 27, 2014 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | Lankan Cricket Club v Sri Lanka Army at Welisara, Nov 17-19, 2006 scorecard |
Last First-class | Moors Sports Club v Sri Lanka Army Sports Club at Colombo (Burgher), Feb 7-9, 2018 scorecard |
List A debut | Sri Lanka Army v Lankan Cricket Club at Colombo (RPS), Nov 8, 2006 scorecard |
Last List A | Sri Lanka Army Sports Club v Galle Cricket Club at Panagoda, Mar 18, 2018 scorecard |
T20s debut | Sri Lanka Army v Ragama Cricket Club at Colombo (CCC), Feb 28, 2007 scorecard |
Last T20s | Nondescripts Cricket Club v Sri Lanka Army Sports Club at Colombo (PSS), Mar 7, 2018 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
32 | SL Army | v Galle CC | Panagoda | 18 Mar 2018 | LA |
2/44, 36 | SL Army | v Chilaw | Katunayake | 16 Mar 2018 | LA |
0/10, 1 | SL Army | v Lankan CC | Panagoda | 12 Mar 2018 | LA |
19, 2/40 | SL Army | v Colts | Panagoda | 10 Mar 2018 | LA |
5 | SL Army | v Nondescripts | Colombo (PSS) | 7 Mar 2018 | T20 |
11, 0/21 | SL Army | v Moors | Colombo (CCC) | 4 Mar 2018 | T20 |
2/27, 27* | SL Army | v Bloomfield | Colombo (Colts) | 2 Mar 2018 | T20 |
0, 2/16 | SL Army | v Saracens | Colombo (CCC) | 1 Mar 2018 | T20 |
1/22, 6 | SL Army | v Col CC | Colombo (NCC) | 27 Feb 2018 | T20 |
20, 1/27 | SL Army | v Panadura | Colombo (Colts) | 25 Feb 2018 | T20 |
Ajantha Mendis reintroduced mystery to spin in the era of video analysts and super-slow-motion replays. Much like the original mystery spinner, Jack Iverson, and the other practitioner of the "Iversons", John Gleeson, Mendis stunned the world with his finger-flicked legbreaks. His Iversons came with a new name, the "carrom ball", taken from the way the striker is flicked in the popular board game in the subcontinent.
ICC Emerging Player of the Year 2008