Full Name

Balapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis

Born

February 02, 1995, Moratuwa

Age

28y 116d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Legbreak

Fielding Position

Wicketkeeper

Playing Role

Wicketkeeper Batter

Education

Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa

RELATIONS

BOL Mendis

(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
Test581094393824537.50690057.0791747641830
ODI95936265411930.50315284.2022026340563
T20I5555212707923.96950133.6801210060193
FC881608602524539.631013659.441524716681188
List A1241217341311929.93403684.5632432960778
T20117116632198629.262353136.80027276140486

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Test58913211811/101/18118.005.36132.0000
ODI95220280---8.40-000
T20I55------------
FC881826622821/101/14114.005.14133.0000
List A124326320---7.38-000
T201171100-----000
Balapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis

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Kusal Mendis celebrates his double century
Nishan Madushka and Kusal Mendis added 268 runs for the second wicket
Nishan Madushka and Kusal Mendis put up a solid stand
Kusal Mendis celebrates his ton
Kusal Mendis took the Irish bowlers to the cleaners in the second session
Kusal Mendis and Nishan Madushka cruised along in the afternoon session