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Want to give Kusal Mendis every opportunity - Samaraweera

Sri Lanka's batting coach said the 23-year-old's ability was the reason he was pushed up to open the batting

02-Feb-2018•Mohammad Isam

Sri Lanka pile on the runs and eye big lead

Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Mendis and Roshen Silva combined to grind the Bangladesh attack into the dust

02-Feb-2018•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Rookie fast bowler Shehan Madushanka in SL squad for tri-series

Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Mendis and legspinning-allrounder Wanindu Hasaranga also made their return to the 16-man squad for the tri-series in Bangladesh

09-Jan-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SL cricketers to undergo special training programme

Sri Lanka Cricket has organised the special training programme featuring 23 ODI cricketers, to allow Chandika Hathurusingha to have "quality time" with the preliminary squad

23-Dec-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Want to protect Mendis' form, confidence - Labrooy

Graeme Labrooy, Sri Lanka's chief selector, said the panel "didn't want to throw Kusal Mendis to the deep end or take him to India and leave him on the bench"

07-Nov-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mendis, Kaushal Silva and Pradeep left out of India tour

Angelo Mathews is back in the Test squad, which also includes allrounders Dhananjaya de Silva and Dasun Shanaka

05-Nov-2017•Madushka Balasuriya

Gunaratne wins big at SLC's annual awards

The allrounder picked up four awards at the ceremony, while Rangana Herath and Chamari Atapattu were named the men's and women's cricketers of the year

01-Nov-2017•Madushka Balasuriya

Fatigue weighing down Mendis - SL batting coach

Kusal Mendis is yet to make a substantial impact in the ODIs, producing scores of 36, 19, 1 and 1 so far

02-Sep-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Jadeja's five-for wraps up India's first innings win in Sri Lanka

The fastest left-armer to 150 Test wickets helped his team to a series victory away from home in eight days of cricket

06-Aug-2017•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Mendis hundred and Karunaratne 92* defy India

After meekly folding for 183 all out in their first innings, Sri Lanka put forward a much better reply after they were made to follow-on

05-Aug-2017•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Mendis solid, SL need 218 on final day

Graeme Cremer stuck himself into Sri Lanka's flesh on the fourth day, first making a stubborn 48 from No. 9, then claiming two wickets, as Zimbabwe dismissed three Sri Lankan batsmen in their defense of 388

17-Jul-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mathews takes pride in defying expectations

Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka's captain, hailed his players for defying expectations after their seven-wicket victory over India

08-Jun-2017•Alan Gardner at The Oval

Guptill, Williamson make short work of Sri Lanka's 356

Upul Tharanga's century for Sri Lanka went in vain as Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson smashed 17 fours and nine sixes to help New Zealand chase down the 357 target with 23 balls to spare

30-May-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Thisara, Jayasuriya earn T20 call-ups

Kusal Mendis has been omitted from Sri Lanka's T20I squad for the two-match series against Bangladesh; Kusal Perera's inclusion subject to fitness

02-Apr-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SL break ODI drought to level series

Sri Lanka rode a fast start and a fast finish to a competitive score, bowled with discipline, and found some spirit in the field to defeat Bangladesh by 70 runs and snap a six-match losing streak that stretched back to January

01-Apr-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Bangladesh eye series win, SL an end to losing streak

Bangladesh are 1-0 up going into the decider in Colombo and are confident of upsetting the hosts, who have lost all six of their most recent completed ODIs

31-Mar-2017•Mohammad Isam

Rain thwarts SL's chances after Mendis ton

A heavy downpour just before the start of Bangladesh's chase of 312 abandoned the second ODI in Dambulla

28-Mar-2017•The Report by Mohammad Isam

'Never thought of dropping Mendis' - Ford

Backing Kusal Mendis was an easy decision for Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford and the batsman repaid the faith hitting 194 in Galle

09-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Mendis aiming 'to be among world's best'

Kusal Mendis said a desire to raise his average and be considered among the best players in the world was behind his unbeaten 166 on the first day in Galle

07-Mar-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Mendis 166* headlines Sri Lanka dominance

Kusal Mendis's unbeaten 166 helped Sri Lanka to post a comfortable 321 for 4 on the first day in Galle

07-Mar-2017•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

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