Kusal Mendis
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| Full name | Balapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 February 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm leg spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman, Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 132) | 22 October 2015 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 6 November 2016 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 170) | 16 June 2016 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 27 November 2016 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 66) | 5 July 2016 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 9 September 2016 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013–present | Bloomfield C&AC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 November 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis, known as Kusal Mendis (Sinhalese: කුසල් මෙන්ඩිස්; born 2 February 1995) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for all forms of the game.[1]
Early career
Mendis was adjudged the 2013 schoolboy cricketer of the year and had captained the national youth and the Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa teams in his formative years.[1][2][3]
International career
He was part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He is the 132nd Test player for Sri Lanka, gaining his cap during the second Test of Sobers-Tissera Trophy. He made his Test debut in 2nd Test of West Indies tour of Sri Lanka 2015, scoring 13 runs in the first innings and 39 runs in second innings.[4]
He was named in the Sri Lanka squad for the tour of England, and in the first Test he scored a duck in the first innings, but in the second innings he scored his maiden test half-century with 53 runs.
He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Ireland on 16 June 2016, scoring his maiden ODI fifty.[5] Mendis made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Sri Lanka against England on 5 July 2016 in the same tour.[6]
Against Australia
On 28 July 2016, Mendis scored his maiden Test century during the first Test against Australia at the Pallekele Cricket Stadium. He became the youngest Sri Lankan to score a century against Australia and also the highest score against Australia on home soil.[7] Sri Lanka won the match by 106 runs, which was only their second Test win against Australia. Mendis won the Man of the Match award for his performance.
Zimbabwe Tri-series 2016
In the fifth match of the Tri-series in Zimbabwe against the West Indies, Mendis scored 94 runs. With his fifty and 94 runs by Niroshan Dickwella, Sri Lanka posted 330 runs off 50 overs, which was recorded as the highest total by Sri Lanka against the West Indies. Sri Lanka won the match by single run and Mendis was adjudged man of the match for his batting.[8] With this win Sri Lanka reached the final with Zimbabwe. In the final, Mendis scored another fifty, guiding the team to win the series by 6 wickets. His all round performances in the series gave him his first player of the series award.[9]
International centuries
Test centuries
| Test centuries of Kusal Mendis | |||||||
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| No | Runs | Match | Against | City/Country | Venue | Date | Result |
| [1] | 176 | 7 |  Australia |  Kandy, Sri Lanka | Pallekele Cricket Stadium | 28 July 2016 | Won |
International awards
Test cricket
Man of the match awards
| # | Series | Season | Match Performance | Result |
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| 1 | 1st Test – Warne-Murali Trophy Series | 2016 | 1st Innings – 8 (7 balls: 2x4) ; 2 ct. 2nd Innings - 176 (254 balls: 21x4, 1x6) |
Sri Lanka won by 106 runs.[11] |
One Day Internationals
Man of the Match awards
| No | Opponent | Venue | Date | Match Performance | Result |
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| 1 | West Indies | Queens Sports Club | 23 November 2016 | 94 (73 balls: 7x4, 5x6); DNB, 1 runout | Sri Lanka won by 1 run.[12] |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | 27 November 2016 | DNB, 1 ct. ; 57 (72 balls: 10x4) | Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets.[13] |
Player of the series awards
| # | Series | Season | Match Performance | Result |
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| 1 | 2016 Zimbabwe Tri-series | 2016/17 | 167 runs (2 fifties) avg. 55.66. | Sri Lanka won the tri-series.[14] |
References
- 1 2 "Kusal Mendis". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ↑ "Australia v Sri Lanka: Kusal Mendis ton leads fightback, puts heat on Australia". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "Cambrian Kusal Mendis Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year". The Sunday Observer. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "2nd Test Sri Lanka v West Indies". 22 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland, 1st ODI: Ireland v Sri Lanka at Dublin (Malahide), Jun 16, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland, Only T20I: England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jul 5, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ↑ "Second-youngest to score 150-plus against Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka survive Lewis' 148 for thrilling win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ "Mendis, Tharanga steer Sri Lanka to title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ↑ "Dialog Cricket Awards 2016: List of award winners". Cricket Machan. 1 December 2016.
- ↑ "Warne-Muralitharan Trophy, 2016 – Scorecard of 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series, 5th Match: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Bulawayo, Nov 23, 2016".
- ↑ "Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series, Final: Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Bulawayo, Nov 27, 2016".
- ↑ "Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series, 2016".
External links
- Player profile: Kusal Mendis from ESPNcricinfo
- Player Profile at Cricbuzz: Kusal Mendis