Sri Lanka · Peshawar Zalmi · Colombo Kaps · Sinhalese Sports Club
Kusal Mendis
31Sri Lanka
- Right-handed strike-rotating top-order batter
- Right-arm leg-spin bowler
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Test record
Batting
| Mat | Inns | Runs | Avg | SR | 100/50 | HS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 75 | 139 | 4,836 | 36.36 | 58.6 | 10/23 | 245 |
| v Pakistan | 8 | 15 | 246 | 16.40 | 46.2 | 0/1 | 76 |
| Last 10 | 10 | 17 | 647 | 43.13 | 67.6 | 1/5 | 106* |
Bowling
| Mat | Balls | Wkts | Avg | Econ | Best | 5w | 10w | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 75 | 132 | 1 | 118.00 | 5.36 | 1/10 | 0 | 0 |
| v Pakistan | 8 | 12 | 0 | – | 10.50 | – | 0 | 0 |
Batting style
Ultra-aggressive top-order batter
| Figure | Player | Par | Against par |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 40.3 | 29.8 | |
| Average v pace | 28.3 | 27.4 | |
| Average v spin | 55.2 | 31.9 | |
| Strike rate v pace | 60 | 55 | |
| Strike rate v spin | 69 | 54 | |
| Balls per dismissal | 62 | 55 | |
| Dot % | 67.2 | 71.6 |
2,778 balls in Tests · Mar 2022 – Jul 2026
Compare with other playersMen's First-class
- Runs a match
- +2.6
- above an average player
Men's First-class batting, runs a match
AveragePeak +5.9
June 2025Now +2.6201620182020202220242026- ICC rank
- 42
- 564 points
| Last 2 years | Mat | Runs | Avg | SR | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 8 | 468 | 36.0 | 65.9 | – | – | – |
Team
- Sri LankaInternationalLast Test Jul 2026
Test streaks
| Last 10 | Career | Now | Best | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50+ score | 4/10 | 24% | 0 | 3 | 2134855058408692 |
- Kusal Mendis has made 50 or more in 4 of the last 10 Test innings.
Last 10 Tests
| Date | Team | Opponent | Ground | Bat | Bowl | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2026 | Sri Lanka | West Indies | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua | 69 & 2 | – | Drawn |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Sri Lanka | West Indies | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua | 0 & 8 | – | West Indies won by an innings and 217 runs |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 84 (87) | – | Sri Lanka won by an innings and 78 runs |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | Galle International Stadium | 5 (17) | – | Drawn |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Sri Lanka | Australia | Galle International Stadium | 85* & 50 | – | Australia won by 9 wickets |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Sri Lanka | Australia | Galle International Stadium | 21 & 34 | – | Australia won by an innings and 242 runs |
| 5 Dec 2024 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | St George's Park | 16 & 46 | – | South Africa won by 109 runs |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Kingsmead | 0 & 48 | – | South Africa won by 233 runs |
| 26 Sept 2024 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | Galle International Stadium | 106* (149) | – | Sri Lanka won by an innings and 154 runs |
| 18 Sept 2024 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | Galle International Stadium | 50 & 23 | – | Sri Lanka won by 63 runs |
Records
- 1stHighest partnerships in PSL history191
- 1stMost sixes in an innings in LPL history8
- 1stHighest partnerships in LPL history185*
- 2ndMost runs in LPL history1,476
- =2ndMost hundreds in LPL history1
- 2ndHighest strike rates in PSL history168.20
- 2ndMost fifties in LPL history10
- 3rdMost sixes in LPL history59
- 3rdMost fours in LPL history134
- 5thFastest hundreds in LPL history51
- 7thHighest scores in LPL history105*
- =8thMost matches in LPL history49