Kusal Mendis

Who said what: Laxman, Sangakkara hail Sri Lanka's historic series win in South Africa

Oshado Fernando and Kusal stitched a vital partnership to help propel the tourists to an eight-wicket win in the second and final match of the Test series.

Feb 23, 2019, 20:47 PM IST

South Africa seek to continue home dominance as ailing Sri Lanka visit

Proteas supremacy has been built around a fierce fast-bowling attack and lively wickets, the opposite of the conditions they faced when they lost 0-2 in Sri Lanka last July.

Feb 12, 2019, 14:16 PM IST

Australia crush Sri Lanka by innings and 40 runs in Brisbane

Resuming at 17-1 Saturday, Sri Lanka’s hopes of saving the match were dealt a heavy blow when Dinesh Chandimal and Kusal Mendis fell in consecutive overs from Cummins at the start of the day.

Jan 26, 2019, 13:53 PM IST

Marnus Labuschagne, Travis Head put Australia ahead in Brisbane against Sri Lanka

Head (84) and Labuschagne (81) featured in a 166-run stand for the fifth wicket, surpassing the 112-run stand between Marcus Harris and Aaron Finch in the Perth test against India as Australia's best this season.

Jan 25, 2019, 17:58 PM IST

Bowlers put Australia in command in Brisbane Test against Sri Lanka

Pat Cummins and Jhye Richardson were the pick of the Australian bowlers, as Sri Lanka was bundled out in just 56.4 overs.

Jan 24, 2019, 17:03 PM IST

India inspired Sri Lanka seek history in Australia

India justified their top ranking by beating Tim Paine's men 2-1 earlier this month, ending their agonising 71-year wait for a test series victory in Australia.

Jan 23, 2019, 18:11 PM IST

Wellington Test: Ajaz Patel optimistic despite New Zealand's wicketless toil on Day 4

While still 37 runs in deficit, with rain forecast for Wednesday, the visitors are well-placed to survive what had looked to be a crushing defeat after the hosts dominated the first three days.

Dec 18, 2018, 14:15 PM IST

Sri Lanka top order crumbles, England eye series sweep

The tourists, who had taken a 96-run first-innings lead, overcame a top-order collapse of their own to post 230 all out in their second innings on day three of the contest.

Nov 25, 2018, 19:15 PM IST

West Indies crush Sri Lanka by 226-runs in first Test

West Indies completed a crushing 226-run victory over Sri Lanka just after lunch on the final day of the first Test as the tourists surrendered meekly following the demise of century-maker Kusal Mendis and captain Dinesh Chandimal.

Jun 11, 2018, 08:37 AM IST

Kusal Mendis nears century as Sri Lanka battle to save West Indies Test

Kusal Mendis led a strong Sri Lankan second innings effort but West Indies still held the advantage at stumps on day four of the first Test at the Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad on Saturday.

Jun 10, 2018, 09:48 AM IST

Sri Lanka wilt after Shane Dowrich ton leads West Indies to 414

Shane Dowrich's second Test century put the West Indies in control of the first Test against Sri Lanka as the home side declared their first innings at 414 for eight before a period of hostile fast bowling had the visitors struggling at 31 for three at stumps on day two at the Queen's Park Oval.

Jun 08, 2018, 09:07 AM IST

Nidahas T20I tri-series: Manish Pandey-Dinesh Karthik impressive in convincing chase against Sri Lanka

Manish Pandey and Dinesh Karthik added an unbeaten 68 for the fifth wicket to help India register their second win in the Nidahas T20I tri-series in Colombo on Monday.

Mar 12, 2018, 23:49 PM IST

Kusal Mendis drives Sri Lanka to T20 series sweep against Bangladesh

Opener Kusal Mendis hit a blazing half-century as Sri Lanka thrashed Bangladesh by 75 runs in the second Twenty20 to complete a 2-0 series sweep on Sunday.

Feb 18, 2018, 21:32 PM IST

Kusal Mendis, Dasun Shanaka scale Bangladesh's 190, end Sri Lanka's eight-match losing streak

Opener Kusal Mendis scored his maiden half-century in T20 Internationals to lead Sri Lanka's six-wicket rout of Bangladesh in the first of the two matches in Dhaka on Thursday. Mendis smashed 53 off 27 balls while Dasun Shanaka hit an unbeaten 42 as the visitors eased past Bangladesh's record total of 193/5 with 20 balls to spare.

Feb 16, 2018, 10:27 AM IST