Ramesh Mendis
Personal information
Full name
Wanigamuni Ramesh Tarinda Mendis
Born (1995-07-07) 7 July 1995 (age 28)
Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
BattingRight handed
BowlingRight arm offbreak
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 154)22 January 2021 v England
Last Test24 July 2023 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 197)28 May 2021 v Bangladesh
Last ODI21 January 2022 v Zimbabwe
T20I debut (cap 89)28 July 2021 v India
Last T20I29 July 2021 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2020Dambulla Viiking
2021Dambulla Giants
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 8 4 2 49
Runs scored 162 50 2 2,534
Batting average 13.50 25.00 2.00 40.22
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 5/11
Top score 33 26 2 300*
Balls bowled 2,058 72 24 6,528
Wickets 34 4 1 109
Bowling average 30.52 18.50 22.00 34.27
5 wickets in innings 2 0 0 3
10 wickets in match 1 0 0 1
Best bowling 6/70 2/26 1/13 6/70
Catches/stumpings 2/– 1/– 0/– 26/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 July 2022

Wanigamuni Ramesh Tarinda Mendis (born 7 July 1995) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the Sri Lanka cricket team. He was part of Sri Lanka's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team in January 2021.[1]

Domestic career

In March 2018, he was named in Kandy's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[2][3] The following month, he was also named in Kandy's squad for the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[4] In August 2018, he was named in Dambulla's squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.[5]

He was the leading run-scorer for Moors Sports Club in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament, with 612 runs in nine matches.[6] He was also the leading wicket-taker for the team in the tournament, with 30 dismissals in nine matches.[6]

In March 2019, he was named in Dambulla's squad for the 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament.[7] In November 2019, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[8] In January 2020, on the opening day of the 2019–20 Premier League Tournament, Mendis scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket, making 205 runs for Moors Sports Club.[9] He went on to convert it into his maiden triple century, finishing with 300 not out.[10] In October 2020, he was drafted by the Dambulla Viiking for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.[11]

In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Greens team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament.[12] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Dambulla Giants following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[13] In July 2022, he was signed by the Dambulla Giants for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[14]

International career

In January 2021, he was named as a reserve player for Sri Lanka's Test matches against England.[15][16] He made his Test debut for Sri Lanka, against England, on 22 January 2021.[17] In February 2021, Mendis was named in Sri Lanka's limited overs squad for their series against the West Indies.[18]

During the second Test against Bangladesh in 2021, Mendis claimed bowling figures of 2/86 and 4/103.[19] He helped the debutant Praveen Jayawickrama to take wickets from the other end where Bangladesh lost the match by 202 runs. Finally Sri Lanka won the series 1–0.[20]

In May 2021, he was named in Sri Lanka's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Bangladesh.[21] He made his ODI debut for Sri Lanka on 28 May 2021, against Bangladesh,[22] taking two wickets.[23]

In July 2021, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for their series against India.[24] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut on 28 July 2021, for Sri Lanka against India.[25] On 1 October 2021, he was added to Sri Lanka's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[26] In December 2021, in the second match against the West Indies, Mendis took his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket.[27]

References

  1. ^ "Ramesh Mendis". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  3. ^ "All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament". Daily Sports. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  4. ^ "SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  5. ^ "SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Premier League Tournament Tier A, 2018/19 - Moors Sports Club: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Squads, Fixtures announced for SLC Provincial 50 Overs Tournament". The Papare. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Sri Lanka squad for Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 announced". The Papare. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Ramesh Mendis decorates Premier League opener with a double century". The Papare. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Triple for Ramesh Mendis; Double for Lahiru Udara". The Papare. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket announce Invitational T20 squads and schedule". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  14. ^ "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Avishka, Ramesh get call for England Test series". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  16. ^ Nawaz, Althaf. "SLC to call up six new players for England Series". Daily News. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  17. ^ "2nd Test, Galle, Jan 22 - Jan 26 2021, England tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Shanaka named as Sri Lankan T20I captain for West Indies tour". BD Crictime. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Praveen Jayawickrama's stunning debut seals Sri Lanka's dominant victory". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Dimuth Karunaratne: Praveen Jayawickrama 'does the simple things well'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Kusal Perera named new Sri Lanka ODI captain; Karunaratne, Mathews, Chandimal dropped". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  22. ^ "3rd ODI (D/N), Dhaka, May 28 2021, Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Kusal Perera, Dushmantha Chameera prevent Bangladesh sweep". espncricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  24. ^ "Bhanuka Rajapaksa picked for India ODIs, T20Is; Kumara, Rajitha return from injuries". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  25. ^ "2nd T20I (N), Colombo (RPS), Jul 28 2021, India tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  26. ^ "Sri Lanka World Cup Squad: 5 additional players to join". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  27. ^ "West Indies take lead after Ramesh Mendis five-fer". CricBuzz. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

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