Kusal Mendis is a Sri Lankan cricketer. His full name is Balapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis. He is a wicketkeeper batsman. He was born at Moratuwa. His date of birth is February 02, 1965. He is currently 30 years old. He represented the Colombo, Jaffna Kings, Quetta Gladiators, Bangla Tigers, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Dambulla Aura, Galle Gladiators, Kandy Tuskers, Lahore Qalandars, Pretoria Capitals, Sharjah Warriors, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka A Emerging Players, Sri Lanka Under-19s, Sri Lanka Under-23s, and Sri Lanka
Kusal Mendis’ Batting Statistics:
| Performance In Each Format | Total Matches | Total Runs | Average | Fifites | Hundred |
| Test Career | 71 | 4668 | 36.75 | 21 | 10 |
| ODI Career | 143 | 4429 | 34.60 | 33 | 5 |
| T20I Career | 78 | 1920 | 25.60 | 15 | 0 |
| First Class Career | 109 | 7401 | 40.22 | 30 | 19 |
| List A Career | 179 | 5293 | 32.67 | 37 | 6 |
| T20 Career | 171 | 4718 | 30.24 | 32 | 2 |
Kusal Mendis’s Domestic Career:
First Class Career:
Kusal Mendis played his first-class debut match against the Ragama Cricket Club. He represented the Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club in this match. The match was held on January 16, 2015. The match was played in Colombo. It was the Premier League Tournament match.
List A Career:
Kusal Mendis played his first-class debut match against Sri Lanka A. He represented the Rest of Sri Lanka in this match. It was the match of the Sri Lanka Cricket President’s Trophy. The match was held on May 17, 2013. Sri Lanka A won this match by 139 runs.
Kusal Mendis’ International Career:
Test Career:
Kusal Mendis played his Test debut match against the West Indies. The match was played in Colombo. The match was held on October 22, 2015. It was the match of the West Indies tour of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka won this match by 72 runs. He played 9 games against Australia. He scored 645 runs there. His highest individual score was 176 runs. His batting average was 40.31. His strike rate was 52.43. He scored 4 half-centuries there. Moreover, he played 8 matches against Bangladesh. He scored 752 runs in this series. His highest individual score was 196 runs. His batting average was 53.71. His strike rate was 58.38. He scored 3 half-centuries and 1 century in this series. Likewise, he played 2 matches versus Ireland in 2023. He scored 385 runs there. His highest individual score was 245 runs. His batting average was 192.50. His strike rate was 79.54. He scored 2 centuries there.
Furthermore, he played 10 matches against New Zealand. He scored 801 runs in this series. His highest individual score was 141 runs. His batting average was 47.11. His strike rate was 51.74. He played 5 half-centuries and 2 centuries there. In addition, he played 4 matches against the West Indies. He scored 337 runs there. His highest individual score was 102 runs. His batting average was 42.12. His strike rate was 54.61. He scored 1 and 1 century there. Likewise, he played 5 matches against Zimbabwe. He scored 374 runs in this series. His highest individual score was 116 runs. His batting average was 46.75. His strike rate was 52.45. He scored 2 half-centuries and 1 century there.
ODI Career:
Kusal Mendis played his ODI debut match against Ireland. The match was held on January 16, 2016. The match was played in Dublin. It was the match of the Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland. Sri Lanka won this match by 76 runs. He played 14 games against Australia. He scored 582 runs there. His highest individual score was 101 runs. His batting average was 48.50. His strike rate was 87.38. He scored 4 half-centuries and 1 century there. Moreover, he played 5 matches against Pakistan. He scored 552 runs in this series. His highest individual score was 122 runs. His batting average was 50.40. His strike rate was 112.00. He scored 1 and 1 century there.
Furthermore, he played 1 match versus the U.A.E. in 2023. He scored 78 runs there. His highest individual score was 78 runs. His batting average was 78.00. His strike rate was 123.80. He scored 1 half-century there. In addition, he played 10 matches against the West Indies. He scored 437 runs there. His highest individual score was 119 runs. His strike rate was 109.79. He scored 3 half-centuries and 1 century there.
T20I Career:
Kusal Mendis played his T20I debut match against England. The match was played at Southampton. The match was held on July 04, 2016. It was the match of the Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland. England won this match by 8 wickets. He played 9 matches against Bangladesh. He scored 442 runs in this series. His highest individual score was 86 runs. His batting average was 49.11. He scored 6 half-centuries in this series. Likewise, he played 2 matches against the Netherlands. He scored 125 runs there. His highest individual score was 79 runs. His batting average was 62.50. His strike rate was 171.23. He scored 1 half-century there.
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Who is Kusal Mendis?
Kusal Mendis is a Sri Lankan cricketer.He is a wicketkeeper batsman
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He was born at Moratuwa. His date of birth is February 02, 1965.
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