Kusal Mendis

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Kusal Mendis
කුසල් මෙන්ඩිස්

Personal information
Full name	Balapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis
Born	2 February 1995 (age 21)
Batting style	Right-handed
Role	Batsman, Wicket-keeper
International information
National side	Sri Lanka (2015–present)
Test debut (cap 132)	22 October 2015 v West Indies
Last Test	19-21 May 2016 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2013/14–present	Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20 Matches 4 21 17 14 Runs scored 236 1,109 239 329 Batting average 29.50 30.80 18.38 27.41 100s/50s 0/1 1/5 0/1 0/2 Top score 53 108 72 65 Balls bowled – 66 – – Wickets – 0 – – Bowling average – – – – 5 wickets in innings – – – – 10 wickets in match – – n/a n/a Best bowling – – – – Catches/stumpings 4/– 32/8 16/4 11/0
Source: CricketArchive, 21 May 2016

Balapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis, known as Kusal Mendis (Sinhalese: කුසල් මෙන්ඩිස්; born 2 February 1995) is a professional Sri Lankan Test cricketer and first-class cricketer.^[1] He was part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He is the 132rd Test player for Sri Lanka, gaining his cap during the second Test of Sobers-Tissera Trophy.

Contents

• 1 International career
  • 1.1 Test cricket
• 2 References
• 3 External links

International career

Test cricket

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.^[2]
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.

References