Full name Balapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis
Born February 2, 1995, Moratuwa
Current age 24 years 314 days
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
Playing role Wicketkeeper batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Education Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 40 | 79 | 3 | 2754 | 196 | 36.23 | 4840 | 56.90 | 6 | 10 | 345 | 26 | 63 | 0 |
ODIs | 73 | 71 | 3 | 1973 | 102 | 29.01 | 2367 | 83.35 | 1 | 16 | 196 | 31 | 36 | 0 |
T20Is | 24 | 24 | 0 | 473 | 79 | 19.70 | 353 | 133.99 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 6 | 0 |
First-class | 64 | 120 | 5 | 4151 | 196 | 36.09 | 6976 | 59.50 | 8 | 17 | 509 | 48 | 93 | 8 |
List A | 94 | 91 | 3 | 2372 | 102 | 26.95 | 2936 | 80.79 | 1 | 18 | 228 | 35 | 54 | 4 |
T20s | 47 | 46 | 1 | 1140 | 79 | 25.33 | 814 | 140.04 | 0 | 10 | 95 | 53 | 19 | 1 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 40 | 6 | 78 | 55 | 1 | 1/10 | 1/18 | 55.00 | 4.23 | 78.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 73 | 2 | 20 | 28 | 0 | - | - | - | 8.40 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 64 | 12 | 182 | 126 | 2 | 1/10 | 1/14 | 63.00 | 4.15 | 91.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 94 | 3 | 26 | 32 | 0 | - | - | - | 7.38 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20s | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | Sri Lanka v West Indies at Colombo (PSS), Oct 22-26, 2015 scorecard |
Last Test | Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (PSS), Aug 22-26, 2019 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Ireland v Sri Lanka at Dublin (Malahide), Jun 16, 2016 scorecard |
Last ODI | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Jul 31, 2019 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jul 5, 2016 scorecard |
Last T20I | Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Nov 1, 2019 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Ragama Cricket Club at Colombo (Bloomfield), Jan 16-18, 2015 scorecard |
Last First-class | Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (PSS), Aug 22-26, 2019 scorecard |
List A debut | Rest of Sri Lanka v Sri Lanka A at Pallekele, May 17, 2013 scorecard |
Last List A | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Jul 31, 2019 scorecard |
T20s debut | Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club v Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (CCC), Apr 1, 2015 scorecard |
Last T20s | Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Nov 1, 2019 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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13 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Melbourne | 1 Nov 2019 | T20I # 993 |
1 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Brisbane | 30 Oct 2019 | T20I # 988 |
0 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Adelaide | 27 Oct 2019 | T20I # 978 |
7 | Sri Lankans | v PM's XI | Canberra | 24 Oct 2019 | Other T20 |
26 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Pallekele | 3 Sep 2019 | T20I # 879 |
79 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Pallekele | 1 Sep 2019 | T20I # 878 |
32, 20 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (PSS) | 22 Aug 2019 | Test # 2356 |
53, 10 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 14 Aug 2019 | Test # 2354 |
54 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 31 Jul 2019 | ODI # 4195 |
41* | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 28 Jul 2019 | ODI # 4194 |
Blessed with a compact technique, an aggressive impulse, and an iron resolve, Kusal Mendis rose rapidly through the age-group system, and quickly became one of the most promising young batsmen in the world. He had played only 16 first-class innings before he made his Test debut at the age of 20, and had hit only one first-class hundred before he made a maiden Test ton. That hundred - the 176 against Australia at Pallekele - was a match-flipping, series-defining knock, which given the fact no other batsman mustered more than 55 in the game, is one of the greatest ever Sri Lankan innings. Since then, Mendis has put together some impressive ODI innings as well, and has embedded himself in the Test top four.