The superstar's name is Kamindu Mendis and he is only 25 years old. This young batsman has performed, which people would not even dream of. Kamindu Mendis scored his fourth Test century. Kamindu scored a century in the Galle Test against New Zealand. This is the first time the left-handed batsman has batted in the top five. He became the first Sri Lankan batsman to score four centuries in an innings.
Sri Lanka's young batsman Kamindu Mendis has scored the fourth century in 11 innings of seven Test matches. He has scored more than 800 runs at an average of 89. Kamindu Mendis recently became the fastest batsman in the world to score 600 + runs in five Test matches in the recently concluded Test series against England. The special thing about Kamindu Mendis is that he has not failed in a single match so far. He has scored a century or a half-century in every match since his Test debut. Mendis made his Test debut in Galle in 2022. He scored 61 in the first innings.
Kamindu Mendis' Test career so far:
61 - Galle
102 & 164 - Sylhet
92 * and 9 - Chattogram
12 and 113 - Manchester
74 & 4 - Lords
64 - The Oval.
114 - Galle
In the first Test of the two-match series, Sri Lanka scored 302 runs for 7 wickets. Sri Lanka did not start well in this match and the first wicket fell for 20 runs. He scored only two runs. Pathum Nissanka (27), Dinesh Chadimal (30) and Angelo Mathews (36) were the only batsmen to fall. Kusal Mendis and Kamindu Mendis added 103 runs for the sixth wicket. He scored 50 runs. Mendis scored 114 runs off 173 balls with the help of 11 boundaries.
The career of Kamindu Mendis
Kamindu Mendis' international career began in 2018. The player became famous for bowling with both hands. Mendis bowls right-arm off-spin to left-handed batsmen and left-arm leg-spin to right-handed batsmen. Despite his immense talent, Mendis did not get many chances in the Sri Lankan team. After scoring a brilliant half-century on Test debut in 2022, he was kept out of the Test team for two years, but now when the opportunity came, the player did not look back. Maddiss Test average is the highest after Bradman.
