Balapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis (born 2 February 1995), popularly known as Kusal Mendis, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays in all forms of the game and a former ODI captain of the national team. [1] He only played sixteen first-class matches before playing for …

Blessed with a compact technique, an aggressive impulse, and an iron resolve, Kusal Mendis rose rapidly through the age-group system, and quickly became one of the most promising young batsmen in...

1 day ago · Kusal Mendis held together the Sri Lankan innings with a gritty unbeaten 59 (ESPN Cricinfo Photo) By the end of 90 overs, the second Test was intriguingly poised after several shifts of momentum.

2 days ago · Smith walked off immediately after feathering an edge to wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis and he received a rousing ovation, but his dismissal reinvigorated Sri Lanka and brought a different complexion ...

1 day ago · Kusal Mendis’ valiant effort with the bat helped Sri Lanka survive the early scare in the second Test of the series against Australia in Galle on Thursday. Kusal and Ramesh Mendis produced a seventh-wicket partnership of 65 to guide Sri Lanka to a decent position in the first innings after the hosts opted to bat first.

14 hours ago · Wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis took a brilliant catch to dismiss centurion Steve Smith on Day 3 (Saturday, February 8) of the second Test in the two-match series between Sri Lanka and Australia.

Find out the complete career history of Kusal Mendis including highest scores, centuries, half centuries, wickets and more

1 day ago · Last pair’s defiance ends as Starc, Lyon and Kuhnemann claim three wickets each

Feb 2, 1995 · One of those abundant batsman-keeper combos, Kusal Mendis is a promising prospect for Sri Lanka in the post Sangakkara-Jayawardene era. He shot to prominence with his Schoolboy of the Year a...

1 day ago · Kusal Mendis's unbeaten 85 helped the Lankan Lions crossed the 200-run mark. Though he missed out on his second Test hundred against the Aussies, his brilliance powered the hosts to a respectable ...