Reports: Sri Lanka Cricket likely to appoint Kusal Mendis as white-ball captain
Kusal Mendis likely to lead Sri Lanka in white-ball cricket
10 May 2026
2 MinKusal Mendis
Sri Lanka
ICC Ranking
#16 Batter in ODI
#31 Batter in TEST
#22 Batter in T20
Current Series
Full Name
Kusal Mendis
Nationality
Sri Lanka
Other Name
Kusal Mendis
Role
Wicket Keeper
Birth Date
02 Feb 1995 (31y 105d)
Birth Place
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Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
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Teams
ICC Ranking
#16 Batter in ODI
#31 Batter in TEST
#22 Batter in T20
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 1 | 1 | -- | 20 | 20 | 20.00 | 10 | 200.00 | -- | -- |
| test | 73 | 135 | 6 | 4757 | 245 | 36.87 | 8116 | 58.61 | 10 | 22 |
| odi | 154 | 151 | 13 | 4890 | 143 | 35.43 | 5591 | 87.46 | 6 | 35 |
| t20i | 106 | 106 | 6 | 2622 | 86 | 26.22 | 2022 | 129.67 | -- | 20 |
| t20 | 215 | 210 | 15 | 6089 | 109 | 31.22 | 4402 | 138.32 | 3 | 42 |
| fc | 111 | 197 | 11 | 7490 | 245 | 40.26 | 12179 | 61.49 | 19 | 31 |
| list a | 190 | 186 | 14 | 5754 | 143 | 33.45 | 6617 | 86.95 | 7 | 39 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 1 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | /0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| test | 73 | 9 | 22.00 | 118 | 1 | 1/10 | 118 | 5.36 | 132 | -- | -- |
| odi | 154 | 2 | 3.20 | 28 | -- | -- | 0 | 8.4 | 0 | -- | -- |
| t20i | 106 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 215 | 1 | 0.10 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| fc | 111 | 19 | 45.20 | 242 | 2 | 1/10 | 121 | 5.33 | 136 | -- | -- |
| list a | 190 | 4 | 5.30 | 35 | 2 | 2/3 | 17.5 | 6.36 | 16.5 | -- | -- |
| t10 | 13 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PZ vs HK | 9 | 03 May 2026 | Lahore | t20 |
| PZ vs IU | 41 | 28 Apr 2026 | Karachi | t20 |
| LQ vs PZ | 7 | 25 Apr 2026 | Lahore | t20 |
| KK vs PZ | 80* | 22 Apr 2026 | Lahore | t20 |
| PZ vs QG | 83 | 19 Apr 2026 | Karachi | t20 |
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