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Kamindu Mendis
Personal information
Full name
Pasqual Handi Kamindu Dilanka Mendis
Born (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 26)
Galle, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm offbreak, Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015Galle
Source: Cricinfo, 23 December 2015

Kamindu Mendis (born 30 September 1998) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for Galle Cricket Club.[1] He made his List A debut on 30 November 2015 in the AIA Premier Limited Over Tournament.[2] He is an ambidextrous bowler and has bowled both right and left-arm deliveries during the same over.[3][4][5]

Career

Mendis started bowling with both arms at the age of 13, while playing cricket for Richmond College, Galle. He made his List A debut alongside Charith Asalanka in November 2015.[6] The following month, he was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[7] He was named as the Under-19 captain in December 2016[8] and captained the Sri Lankan squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[9]

He was named in Colombo's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament[10][11] and the 2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament,[12] before being named in the squad the 2018 SLC T20 League.[13] He made his Twenty20 debut for Colombo on 21 August 2018.[14] In the same month, Sri Lanka Cricket named him in a preliminary squad of 31 players for the 2018 Asia Cup.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Kamindu Mendis". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. ^ "AIA Premier Limited Over Tournament, Group B: Badureliya Sports Club v Galle Cricket Club at Kaluthara, Nov 30, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Under-19 World Cup: Watch Sri Lanka's ambidextrous bowler Kamindu Mendis". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  4. ^ "A true all-rounder: Meet ambidextrous spinner Kamindu Mendis". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  5. ^ "England get first taste of ambidextrous Mendis in Sri Lanka warm-up win". The Guardian. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Kamindu Mendis, Sri Lanka's ambidextrous asset". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  7. ^ "SL include Charana Nanayakkara in U-19 World Cup squad". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  8. ^ Weerasinghe, Damith (11 December 2016). "Kamindu Mendis to lead Sri Lanka U19s in Youth Asia Cup". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  9. ^ "U-19 Cricket: Kamindu to lead Sri Lanka U19s at ICC Youth WC". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  11. ^ "All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament". Daily Sports. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  12. ^ "SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures". The Papare. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  13. ^ "SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized". The Papare. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  14. ^ "SLC T20 League at Colombo, Aug 21 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  15. ^ "No Malinga in SL preliminary squad for Asia Cup". Daily Sports. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
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