Full Name

Balapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis

Born

February 02, 1995, Moratuwa

Age

30y 165d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Legbreak

Fielding Position

Wicketkeeper

Playing Role

Wicketkeeper Batter

Education

Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa

RELATIONS

(brother)

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.

A highly-rated graduate of Sri Lanka's school cricket system, Mendis' batting had earned him a large following long before he was on the national selectors' radar. As wicketkeeper and flowing right-hand batsman, Mendis won the Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year award in 2013, for his work in the Prince of Wales College team. He was Sri Lanka's under-19 captain in the Youth World Cup the following year.

Mendis began his first-class career for Bloomfield Cricket Club in the Premier League Tournament of 2015. He had a middling first season, hitting 459 runs at an average of 30.60, but continued to be followed closely as Sri Lanka moved to flood their Test team with youth. It was Mendis' excellent returns in the Moin-ud-Dowlah three-day tournament in Hyderabad that paved his route to the national team. He was named in the squad to play West Indies in October 2015, and made his debut in the second match of that series.
Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kusal Mendis Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests731356475724536.87811658.611022572521144
ODIs14614312465414335.52526488.41634479769913
T20Is8181320078625.731518132.21016173853313
FC11119711749024540.261217961.4919318788715813
List A18217813551814333.44629087.727385499912518
T20s176171114825105*30.153503137.732334391987821

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests73913211811/101/18118.005.36132.0000
ODIs146220280---8.40-000
T20Is81------------
FC1111927224221/101/14121.005.33136.0000
List A1824333522/32/317.506.3616.5000
T20s1761100-----000

Kusal Mendis T20 Stats

Batting & Fielding

TournamentTeamsMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
PSLQG8511433635.7585168.230018481
IPLGT110202020.0010200.00001210
LPL4 teams474741395105*32.441022136.491913252194
SA20PC7702238031.85150148.660127920

Bowling

TournamentTeamsMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
PSLQG8------------
IPLGT1------------
LPL4 teams471100 - --0.00-000
SA20PC7------------
Balapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis

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Photos of Kusal Mendis

Kusal Mendis brought up his fifty off 31 balls
Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis helped Sri Lanka rack up 83 runs in the powerplay
Kusal Mendis gave Sri Lanka a rousing start to the 155-run chase
Kusal Mendis smoked an unbeaten 38 off 15 balls inside the powerplay
Kusal Mendis recorded his sixth ODI century
Kusal Mendis and Charith Asalanka forged a crucial fourth-wicket stand