IPL 2026 Auction: Top five Sri Lankan players to watch out for
IPL 2026 Auction: Top five Sri Lankan players to watch out
15 Dec 2025
2 MinKusal Mendis
Sri Lanka
ICC Ranking
#16 Batter in ODI
#19 Batter in T20
#32 Batter in TEST
Current Series
Full Name
Kusal Mendis
Nationality
Sri Lanka
Other Name
Kusal Mendis
Role
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Birth Date
02 Feb 1995 (30y 344d)
Birth Place
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Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
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Teams
ICC Ranking
#16 Batter in ODI
#19 Batter in T20
#32 Batter in TEST
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 73 | 135 | 6 | 4757 | 245 | 36.87 | 8116 | 58.61 | 10 | 22 |
| odi | 151 | 148 | 12 | 4751 | 143 | 34.93 | 5420 | 87.65 | 6 | 34 |
| t20i | 96 | 96 | 5 | 2300 | 86 | 25.27 | 1771 | 129.87 | -- | 17 |
| t20 | 195 | 190 | 13 | 5226 | 105 | 29.52 | 3832 | 136.37 | 2 | 35 |
| fc | 111 | 197 | 11 | 7490 | 245 | 40.26 | 12179 | 61.49 | 19 | 31 |
| list a | 187 | 183 | 13 | 5615 | 143 | 33.02 | 6446 | 87.1 | 7 | 38 |
| t10 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 330 | 79 | 30.00 | 152 | 217.11 | -- | 1 |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 73 | 9 | 22.00 | 118 | 1 | 1/10 | 118 | 5.36 | 132 | -- | -- |
| odi | 151 | 2 | 3.20 | 28 | -- | -- | 0 | 8.4 | 0 | -- | -- |
| t20i | 96 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 195 | 1 | 0.10 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| fc | 111 | 19 | 45.20 | 242 | 2 | 1/10 | 121 | 5.33 | 136 | -- | -- |
| list a | 187 | 4 | 5.30 | 35 | 2 | 2/3 | 17.5 | 6.36 | 16.5 | -- | -- |
| t10 | 13 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| SL vs PAK | 14 | 07 Jan 2026 | Dambulla | t20i |
| GG vs SW | 23 | 10 Dec 2025 | Dubai | t20 |
| PAK vs SL | 14 | 29 Nov 2025 | Rawalpindi | t20i |
| PAK vs SL | 40 | 27 Nov 2025 | Rawalpindi | t20i |
| SL vs ZIM | 25* | 25 Nov 2025 | Rawalpindi | t20i |
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