Overview:
In 103 T20Is, Mendis has scored 2593 runs at an average of 26.73 and a strike rate of 131.22. He has hit 20 fifties, 234 boundaries and 97 sixes.
Sri Lanka star batter Kusal Mendis hit an aggressive fifty against Australia, his third consecutive in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2026. The right-handed batter has joined Mahela Jayawardene, Virat Kohli, Babar Azam, and KL Rahul in the list of batters to amass three successive half-centuries in a single edition of the global tournament.
He is the fifth batter in the history of the competition to script the landmark. In the campaign opener against Oman, he posted an unbeaten 56 runs in 43 deliveries, laced with 5 fours, with the co-host registering a 20-run win.
The 31-year-old accumulated 61 runs off 45 deliveries, with the help of 7 boundaries. Sri Lanka secured a 105-run victory over the rivals.
With the home team chasing 182 against the Aussies, Mendis added 97 runs for the second wicket with Pathum Nissanka, who also struck a fifty. Kusal Mendis was dismissed after contributing 51 runs off 38 balls, including 6 fours and 1 six.
In 103 T20Is, Mendis has scored 2593 runs at an average of 26.73 and a strike rate of 131.22. He has hit 20 fifties, 234 boundaries and 97 sixes.
He is one of the most aggressive batters in the Sri Lankan team, and his performance will play a key role in the team’s fortunes in the upcoming games of the World Cup.
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