Ajantha Mendis

Ajantha Mendis

Sri Lanka Right Arm Bowl
t20 Int ALL TIME STATS
39 Mat
147.3 Overs
952 Runs
66 W
6.45 E/R

Personal Information

Full Name Balapuwaduge Ajantha Winslo Mendis
Date of Birth March 11, 1985
Nationality Sri Lanka
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Role Bowler/Right-arm off spin, leg spin, Right-handed Batsman
Past Team(s)
Family Yoshini Mendis (Spouse), Rasika Mendis (Sister), Asanka Marlon Mendis (Brother), Aruni Mendis (Sister)

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
GG vs INC 0 0 0 0 0 4 26 2 6.50
PKL vs WRL 0 0 0 0 0 2 39 0 19.50
WRL vs BLK 8 6 1 0 133.33 1 11 0 11.00
WRL vs PKL 0 0 0 0 0 2 24 2 12.00
SA-L vs SL-L 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 10.00

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 87 42 188 263 19 8.17 71.48 0 0 21 16 2 15 0
TESTs 19 19 213 455 6 16.38 46.81 0 1 78 25 1 2 0
T20Is 39 8 8 17 5 2.66 47.05 0 0 4 1 0 6 0
T20s 129 49 214 246 17 6.68 86.99 0 0 27 16 7 29 0
LISTAs 163 88 870 1042 29 14.74 83.49 0 2 71 71 22 36 0
FIRSTCLASS 81 112 1889 2727 7 17.99 69.27 1 7 101 193 57 25 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 87 84 692.2 3324 152 21.86 4.80 6/13 3 0
TESTs 19 31 788.2 2434 70 34.77 3.08 10/209 4 1
T20Is 39 39 147.3 952 66 14.42 6.45 6/8 2 0
T20s 129 128 461.1 3230 170 19.00 7.00 6/8 2 0
LISTAs 163 155 1235.3 5586 287 19.46 4.52 7/23 5 0
FIRSTCLASS 81 124 2205.1 7147 307 23.28 3.24 11/105 18 3

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5 best bowling figures in ODI Asia Cup history ft. Mohammed Siraj 5 best bowling figures in ODI Asia Cup history ft. Mohammed Siraj
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Asia Cup Special: When Sanath Jayasuriya went all guns blazing against India | SK Tales | IND VS SL Asia Cup Special: When Sanath Jayasuriya went all guns blazing against India | SK Tales | IND VS SL
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"I am inspired by Ajantha Mendis" - Chennai Super Kings spinner Maheesh Theekshana "I am inspired by Ajantha Mendis" - Chennai Super Kings spinner Maheesh Theekshana
"I am inspired by Ajantha Mendis" - Chennai Super Kings spinner Maheesh Theekshana

Ajantha Mendis Videos

Asia Cup Special: When Sanath Jayasuriya went all guns blazing against India | SK Tales | IND VS SL
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Asia Cup Special: When Sanath Jayasuriya went all guns blazing against India | SK Tales | IND VS SL

Ajantha Mendis: A Brief Biography

Ajantha Mendis Biography

Balapuwaduge Ajantha Winslow Mendis is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who played for the Sri Lankan Cricket team in all three formats. Standing 5ft 9in, he was born on 11th March 1985 at Moratuwa.

He bowls both right-arm off spin and leg spin and is known for his mystery bowling as batsman find it difficult to read the ball. He is a good batsman for a tail ender and has a Test fifty to his name.

He still has the best bowling figure in T20I of 6/8 against Zimbabwe on 18 September 2012 and the only player to have claimed 6 wickets twice in an innings in T20I.

Background

In the year 2000, he played in the Under-15 match representing his school and played the big matches and claiming the best-bowler award in both 2001 and 2002. He was impressive in the match against Army Under-23 and was invited to work in the regular Sri Lankan Army as a Gunner in the Sri Lanka Artillery.

He represented the Army in 23 limited over matches, claiming 38 wickets and 59 two/three-day matches, getting 244 wickets.

Debut

Ajantha made his ODI debut in a match against West Indies at Port of Spain in April 2008. Mendis finished with the figures of 3/39 with Chris Gayle being his first victim.

Three months later, he played his maiden Test in the India's tour of Sri Lanka where the hosts registered an innings victory, as Mendis claimed four wicket hauls in both the innings.

His debut in the shortest format of the game came against Zimbabwe in October 2008, when he demolished Zimbabwe’s batting line up with the figures of 4/15, claiming the Man of the Match award.

Rise to Glory

After an impressive debut against Zimbabwe in the T20 Canada tournament, he went to claim 11 wickets while conceding just 55 runs against Canada, Zimbabwe, and Pakistan. He was later adjourned the Man of the Series award.

In the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England, he was the third highest wicket-taker in the tournament and was a contender for the Player of the Tournament award.

He picked up the first six-wicket haul in the Asia Cup final against India with a figure of 6/13. He won the Man of the Series award after finishing the series with 17 wickets.

Low Points

Mendis soon lost his place in the Sri Lankan side as he was over-reliant on the mystery ball which affected the quality of his stock ball and he became predictable by the batsman.

In the second half of 2014, he suffered a severe back injury similar to disc fracture in the back and was not able to bowl in that period. With rehab and adequate rest, he played for Lahore Qalandars in Pakistan Super League.

Club Career

He plays for Wayamba in the first-class cricket competition known as the Inter-Provincial Tournament, and the Twenty20 competition known as the Inter-Provincial Twenty20 since 2007. Somerset in the County cricket in 2011, Kolkata Knight Riders for the 2008-2009 season before moving to the Pune Warriors India for a whopping $725,000 in the 2013 season.

Records

Ajantha Mendis holds the record of claiming the fastest 50 wickets in ODI by reaching the mark in just 19 matches.

While playing in the Provincial Tournament 2008 representing Wayamba Province he became the most successful bowler by taking 68 wickets in nine matches, which is also a record in any form of domestic cricket.

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