Sri Lanka Nationwide Cricket Crew batter Kusal Mendis achieved a large feat for his workforce in worldwide cricket. The keeper-batter turned the tenth participant from the Island Nation to go previous 10000 runs throughout all three codecs of the sport.
Sri Lanka batter Kusal Mendis achieved the feat in the course of the ongoing second Check match towards the New Zealand Nationwide Cricket Crew. The second sport of the two-match Check collection between the groups is underway on the Galle Worldwide Cricket Stadium in Galle.
Kusal Mendis has been one of the crucial gifted batters for the Sri Lanka Nationwide Cricket Crew. The keeper-batter is the spine of the workforce in all three codecs of the sport and is enjoying a large position for the workforce in staging a comeback to cricket, having been beneath par for the previous couple of years.
Kusal Mendis has appeared in strong contact with the bat within the ongoing sport. He first slammed a strong half-century for his workforce and has put his workforce in a strong place on Day 2 of the sport. He got here to bat after the Crew misplaced skipper Dhananjaya de Silva (44).
After that, he batted with a constructive mindset and made positive that he made a mockery of the New Zealand bowlers. He, together with Kamindu Mendis (150*), added over 150 runs partnership with the bat rapidly and made positive that they took their workforce to a complete of over 550 runs.
Mendis slammed a sensational century and his innings absolutely have put the opposition on the again foot. He has been given the brand new position to bat at No.6 and he’s performing that position to perfection. He has performed a significant for his workforce in Check cricket and he will likely be essential for his workforce going forward. This was his tenth Check ton for the Sri Lanka Nationwide Cricket Crew.
Along with his innings, Kusal Mendis turned the tenth participant from Sri Lanka to attain over 10000 runs. He joined the likes of Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardena, and Angelo Matthews to enter the elite record. With the best way he’s going, the quantity is barely anticipated to rise.
Most runs for Sri Lanka in worldwide cricket, Kusal Mendis joins elite record
|
Participant |
Mat |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100 |
50 |
0 |
|
Kumar Sangakkara |
587 |
66 |
27757 |
319 |
46.80 |
66.47 |
63 |
150 |
28 |
|
Mahela Jayawardena |
647 |
61 |
25688 |
374 |
38.98 |
64.51 |
53 |
134 |
47 |
|
Sananth Jayasuriya |
582 |
35 |
20966 |
340 |
34.25 |
81.17 |
42 |
103 |
53 |
|
T Dilshan |
497 |
64 |
17671 |
193 |
38.16 |
80.76 |
39 |
83 |
35 |
|
PA de Silva |
401 |
41 |
15645 |
267 |
37.78 |
66.21 |
31 |
86 |
24 |
|
Angelo Matthews |
430* |
97 |
15272 |
200* |
40.94 |
61.80 |
19 |
90 |
24 |
|
MS Atapattu |
360 |
47 |
14036 |
249 |
38.03 |
56.17 |
27 |
76 |
35 |
|
A Ranatunga |
362 |
59 |
12561 |
135* |
35.78 |
64.62 |
8 |
87 |
30 |
|
Dinesh Chadimal |
309* |
43 |
10779 |
206* |
34.77 |
60.28 |
20 |
59 |
18 |
|
Kusal Mendis |
270* |
17 |
10035* |
245 |
32.58 |
74.72 |
12 |
64 |
32 |
