Ramesh Mendis

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]

Ramesh Mendis
Personal information
Full name
Wanigamuni Ramesh Tarinda Mendis
Born (1995-07-07) 7 July 1995
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

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/120076/west-indies-take-lead-after-ramesh-mendis-five-fer-cricbuzzcom |title=West Indies take lead after Ramesh

In April 2023,[Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org] Mendis became the fastest Sri lankan to 50 test wickets(in terms of innings)and the joint fastest(in terms of matches)

References
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  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. "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.
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