Kamindu Mendis, whose full name is Pasqual Handi Kamindu Dilanka Mendis, was born on September 30, 1998. He is a professional cricketer from Sri Lanka who plays for the national side as well as for the Colombo Cricket Club in domestic cricket. Bowling using both his right and left arms within the same over, he is an ambidextrous bowler who has bowled both types of deliveries. It was in October of 2018 that he made his debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team on the international stage.
At the age of thirteen, Mendis began bowling with both arms when he was playing cricket for Richmond College in Galle. Together with Charith Asalanka, he made his debut in the List A competition on November 30, 2015, which was part of the AIA Premier Limited Over Tournament. The following month, he was selected to be a member of Sri Lanka’s team that would compete in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2016. His selection as the captain of the Under-19 team came in December of 2016, and he led the Sri Lankan team to victory in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2018.
His inclusion in the Colombo team roster for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament and the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament came before his inclusion in the team for the 2018 SLC Twenty20 League. On August 21, 2018, he made his debut for Colombo in the Twenty20 tournament. As part of the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament, which took place on November 30, 2018, he made his debut in the first-class competition for Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club.
The announcement that he will be a member of the Colombo team for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament came in March of this year. He had nineteen wickets in eight matches at the 2019–20 Invitation Limited Over Tournament, which he won in December of 2019. This made him the highest wicket-taker in the tournament. The Kandy Tuskers selected him in the draft for the first-ever Lanka Premier League competition, which took place in October 2020.
Kamindu Mendis Biography
| Name | Kamindu Mendis |
| Full Name | Pasqual Handi Kamindu Dilanka Mendis |
| Date of Birth | 30 September 1998 |
| Place of Birth | Galle, Sri Lanka |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | Srilankan |
| Father’s Name | NA |
| Mother’s Name | NA |
| Siblings | NA |
| Spouse | NA |
| Marriage Date | NA |
| Children | NA |
| Role | Batting Allrounder |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Left-arm orthodox spin |
| ODI Debut | March 10, 2019, vs. South Africa |
| Test Debut | July 08, 2022 vs. Australia |
| T20 Debut | October 27, 2018 vs. England |
| Favourite Food | NA |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Blue |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
He was given the position of vice-captain of the SLC Greens side for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League event, which was announced in August of the same year. His selection to play for the Kandy Warriors in the 2021 Lanka Premier League came about as a result of the players’ draft that took place in November of that year. The Kandy Falcons decided to sign him in July 2022 so that he may participate in the third season of the Lanka Premier League. In August of 2018, Sri Lanka Cricket announced that he would be considered for inclusion in a preliminary team of 31 players for the 2018 Asia Cup.
His inclusion in Sri Lanka’s Twenty20 International (T20I) team for the one-off match against England took place in October of 2018. On October 27, 2018, he made his debut for Sri Lanka in a Twenty20 International match against England. In the game, he scored a total of 24 runs. The announcement of his inclusion on the Sri Lanka squad for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup came in December of 2018.[25] [25] He was selected to be a member of Sri Lanka’s One Day International (ODI) team for the series that they were going to play against South Africa in February 2019.
On March 10, 2019, he first appeared for Sri Lanka in a one-day international match against South Africa. The announcement of his appointment as the vice-captain of Sri Lanka’s team for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup, which will take place in Bangladesh, came in November of 2019. In the latter part of the same month, he was given the responsibility of serving as the vice-captain of Sri Lanka’s team that would compete in the men’s cricket competition at the Asian Games in 2019. After suffering a defeat at the hands of Bangladesh by seven wickets in the championship match, the Sri Lankan squad received the silver medal.
The selection of Mendis to Sri Lanka’s team for the 2021 ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup took place in September 2021. Since January 2022, he has been a member of Sri Lanka’s One-Day International (ODI) team for their series against Zimbabwe. It was announced in May 2022 that he will be a part of Sri Lanka’s Test team for their series against Bangladesh. After that, he was selected to be a part of the Sri Lanka A team for their matches against Australia A, which were scheduled to take place during Australia’s trip to Sri Lanka.
Batting & Fielding Stats
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 3 | 5 | 1 | 428 | 164 | 107.00 | 685 | 62.48 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| ODIs | 7 | 7 | 1 | 127 | 57 | 21.16 | 214 | 59.34 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T20Is | 13 | 12 | 1 | 241 | 65* | 21.90 | 194 | 124.22 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| FC | 46 | 71 | 6 | 4164 | 200* | 64.06 | 6799 | 61.24 | 15 | 21 | 459 | 41 | 51 | 0 |
| List A | 77 | 69 | 7 | 2030 | 110 | 32.74 | 2584 | 78.56 | 1 | 14 | 157 | 28 | 36 | 0 |
| T20s | 73 | 62 | 6 | 1484 | 99* | 26.50 | 1191 | 124.60 | 0 | 8 | 139 | 36 | 21 | 0 |
Bowling
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 3 | 1 | 60 | 32 | 3 | 3/32 | 3/32 | 10.66 | 3.20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 7 | 5 | 150 | 151 | 2 | 1/32 | 1/32 | 75.50 | 6.04 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 13 | 4 | 48 | 70 | 0 | – | – | – | 8.75 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 46 | 39 | 1499 | 995 | 31 | 4/43 | 5/101 | 32.09 | 3.98 | 48.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 77 | 58 | 2146 | 1880 | 60 | 5/33 | 5/33 | 31.33 | 5.25 | 35.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T20s | 73 | 43 | 594 | 786 | 15 | 3/25 | 3/25 | 52.40 | 7.93 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In the latter part of the same month, he was included in Sri Lanka’s Test team, which was also for their series against Australia that was played at home. It was on July 8, 2022, against Australia that he made his debut in a test match for Sri Lanka. During the contest, he not only achieved his first fifty in a test match, but he also formed a partnership with Dinesh Chandimal, who would go on to win the match by a score of 133 runs. Sri Lanka achieved their first victory in an innings in Test cricket against Australia, which they achieved by winning the match by an innings and 39 runs.
The Chattogram Test has been moving at a leisurely pace so far, with just 11 wickets falling over the opening two days. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka both think that the third day would be crucial to the outcome of the match. The host team is hoping to bat out the full day, while the away team is looking to take wickets early on. Sri Lanka has scored a total of 531 runs, which puts them 476 runs ahead of the competition. Even though Bangladesh only lost one wicket in the 15 overs that they were required to traverse on the second evening, there was sufficient evidence to suggest that the bowlers would continue to face a challenging slog.
