Kamindu Mendis

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Kamindu Mendis
Personal information
Full namePasqual Handi Kamindu Dilanka Mendis
Born (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 23)
Galle, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm off-spin, slow left-arm orthodox spin
RoleBatting all-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 190)10 March 2019 v South Africa
Last ODI7 September 2021 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 77)27 October 2018 v England
Last T20I14 September 2021 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015Galle
2018-Colombo
2020Kandy Tuskers
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20
Matches 4 5 44 31
Runs scored 42 76 1,264 643
Batting average 14.00 15.20 37.17 30.061
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/11 0/4
Top score 16 41 110 99*
Balls bowled 102 48 1,576 342
Wickets 1 0 44 7
Bowling average 100.00 - 30.88 61.14
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/45 - 5/33 1/6
Catches/stumpings 2/– 1/– 27/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 September 2021

Pasqual Handi Kamindu Dilanka Mendis (born 30 September 1998), popularly as Kamindu Mendis, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the national team, and for Colombo Cricket Club in domestic cricket.[1] He is an ambidextrous bowler and has bowled both right and left-arm deliveries during the same over.[2][3][4] He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in October 2018.

Early and domestic career[]

Mendis started bowling with both arms at the age of 13, while playing cricket for Richmond College, Galle. He made his List A debut alongside Charith Asalanka on 30 November 2015 in the AIA Premier Limited Over Tournament.[5][6]

The following month, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[7] He was named as the Under-19 captain in December 2016[8] and captained the Sri Lankan squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[9]

He was named in Colombo's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament[10][11] and the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament,[12] before being named in the squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.[13] He made his Twenty20 debut for Colombo on 21 August 2018.[14]

He made his first-class debut for Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament on 30 November 2018.[15] In March 2019, he was named in Colombo's squad for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[16] In December 2019, he was the leading wicket-taker in the 2019–20 Invitation Limited Over Tournament, with nineteen dismissals in eight matches.[17]

In October 2020, he was drafted by the Kandy Tuskers for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.[18] In August 2021, he was named as the vice-captain of the SLC Greens team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[19] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Kandy Warriors following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[20]

International career[]

In August 2018, Sri Lanka Cricket named him in a preliminary squad of 31 players for the 2018 Asia Cup.[21]

In October 2018, he was named in Sri Lanka's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the one-off match against England.[22] He made his T20I debut for Sri Lanka against England on 27 October 2018.[23] He scored 24 runs in the match.

In December 2018, he was named in Sri Lanka team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[24] In February 2019, he was named in Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against South Africa.[25] He made his ODI debut for Sri Lanka against South Africa on 10 March 2019.[26] In November 2019, he was named as the vice-captain of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[27] Later the same month, he was named as the vice-captain of Sri Lanka's squad for the men's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[28] The Sri Lanka team won the silver medal, after they lost to Bangladesh by seven wickets in the final.[29]

In September 2021, Mendis was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[30]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kamindu Mendis". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Under-19 World Cup: Watch Sri Lanka's ambidextrous bowler Kamindu Mendis". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  3. ^ "A true all-rounder: Meet ambidextrous spinner Kamindu Mendis". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  4. ^ "England get first taste of ambidextrous Mendis in Sri Lanka warm-up win". The Guardian. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  5. ^ "AIA Premier Limited Over Tournament, Group B: Badureliya Sports Club v Galle Cricket Club at Kaluthara, Nov 30, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Kamindu Mendis, Sri Lanka's ambidextrous asset". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  7. ^ "SL include Charana Nanayakkara in U-19 World Cup squad". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  8. ^ Weerasinghe, Damith (11 December 2016). "Kamindu Mendis to lead Sri Lanka U19s in Youth Asia Cup". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  9. ^ "U-19 Cricket: Kamindu to lead Sri Lanka U19s at ICC Youth WC". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  11. ^ "All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament". Daily Sports. 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  12. ^ "SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  13. ^ "SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  14. ^ "SLC T20 League at Colombo, Aug 21 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Group A, Premier League Tournament Tier A at Katunayake, Nov 30 - Dec 2 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Squads, Fixtures announced for SLC Provincial 50 Overs Tournament". The Papare. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  17. ^ "SLC Invitation Limited Over Tournament, 2019/20: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  18. ^ "Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  19. ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  20. ^ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  21. ^ "No Malinga in SL preliminary squad for Asia Cup". Daily Sports. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  22. ^ "Ambidextrous Kamindu Mendis breaks into SL T20I squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  23. ^ "Only T20I (N), England tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Oct 27 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  24. ^ "Sri Lanka Squad for the ACC Emerging Teams Cup 2018". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  25. ^ "Akila Dananjaya returns for South Africa ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  26. ^ "3rd ODI, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Durban, Mar 10 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  27. ^ "Sri Lanka squad for Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 announced". The Papare. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  28. ^ "SLC Men's and Women's squads for SAG 2019 announced". The Papare. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  29. ^ "South Asian Games: Bangladesh secure gold in men's cricket". BD News24. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  30. ^ "Theekshana and Rajapaksa surprise picks in Sri Lanka's T20 World Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

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