Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis hammers his 10th Test century: Stats
What's the story
Sri Lankan batting ace Kusal Mendis slammed a solid unbeaten 106 runs versus New Zealand on Day 2 of the 2nd Test in Galle. Mendis walked in when Lanka lost overnight batter Angelo Mathews, who added just 10 runs to his score of 78* on Day 1. Mendis, who joined Kamindu Mendis, added 200* runs for the 6th wicket as SL scored 602/5d.
Knock
3rd centurion in the innings for Sri Lanka
Mendis found joy on a good surface like rest of the Lankan batters barring Pathum Nissanka. He became the third centurion for SL in the first innings after Dinesh Chandimal and Kamindu, who scored 116 and 182* runs respectively. Mendis scored an aggressive 106* from 149 balls. He slammed six fours and three sixes. His stand alongside Kamindu floored a sorry New Zealand side.
Runs
2nd ton for Mendis versus NZ; 2,000 runs at home
Playing his 67th match (125 innings), Mendis has raced to 4,368 runs at 36.40. In addition to 10 tons, he has slammed 19 fifties. As per ESPNcricinfo, Mendis now owns 801 runs versus the Kiwis at 47.11. He registered his 2nd ton (50s: 5). Notably, Mendis has surpassed 2,000 runs on home soil (2,086) at 40.11 (100s: 6, 50s: 7).
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Highest 6th-wicket stand for SL versus NZ
Kamindu and Kusal's 200*-run stand is the highest sixth-wicket stand for Sri Lanka versus New Zealand, breaking the 156-run tally added between Mahela Jayawardene and Angelo Mathews back in November 2012.
Twitter Post
Twitter Post
Kusal Mendis, that was simply outstanding! A brilliant 106* to lead the charge. 👏 #SLvNZ pic.twitter.com/4qKmX9sShL
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) September 27, 2024