| FULL NAME | Pasqual Handi Kamindu Dilanka Mendis |
| BORN | September 30, 1998, Galle |
| AGE | 25y |
| BATTING STYLE | Left hand Bat |
BOWLING STYLE | Right arm Offbreak, Slow Left arm Orthodox |
| PLAYING ROLE | Allrounder |
| TEAMS | Sri Lanka U19, Sri Lanka Cricket Presidents XI, Colombo, Sri Lanka XI, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka U23, Sri Lanka A, Kandy Tuskers, Kandy Warriors, Kandy Falcons, Sylhet Strikers, B-Love Kandy |
Batting Career Summary
| Batting | Test | ODI | T20 | IPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| Innings | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| Runs | 428 | 127 | 209 | 0 |
| Balls | 685 | 214 | 154 | 0 |
| Highest | 164 | 57 | 65 | 0 |
| Average | 107.0 | 21.17 | 26.12 | 0.0 |
| SR | 62.48 | 59.35 | 135.71 | 0.0 |
| Not Out | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fours | 43 | 8 | 19 | 0 |
| Sixes | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Ducks | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 50s | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 100s | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 200s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 400s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling Career Summary
| Bowling | Test | ODI | T20 | IPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| Innings | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Balls | 60 | 150 | 48 | 0 |
| Runs | 32 | 151 | 70 | 0 |
| Maidens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wickets | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Avg | 10.67 | 75.5 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Eco | 3.2 | 6.04 | 8.75 | 0 |
| SR | 20.0 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| BBI | 3/32 | 1/32 | 0/9 | -/- |
| BBM | 3/32 | 1/32 | 0/9 | -/- |
| 4w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Profile
Though foremost a batsman who scores heavily square of the wicket, it is for his unique skill set with the ball that Kamindu Mendis had gained an international reputation long before he entered a national squad. He bowls finger spin with both arms, and does it with skill and accuracy – his offbreaks not quite as good as his left-arm orthodox, but not far off. Understandably, his potential has impressed coaches. In the age of T20, a bowler who can spin it away from both right and left-handers, not to mention employ different lines of attack to the same batsman, could potentially have team owners and data analysts drooling, so long as Kamindu continues to develop those skills.
A product of Galle’s Richmond College, Mendis made his under-19 Sri Lanka debut shortly before his 16th birthday, and would go on to captain the under-19 side in the 2018 World Cup. In October of that year, he was picked in a Sri Lanka senior side for the first time, for the one-off T20 against England. A half-century in the practice match before that England tour had helped him secure a place.
