Ramesh Mendis

Ramesh Mendis (born 7 July 1995) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. 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
Born (1995-07-07) 7 July 1995
Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 154)22 January 2021 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 1 46 37 37
Runs scored 16 2450 551 583
Batting average 8.00 42.24 26.23 27.76
100s/50s 0/0 5/11 0/3 0/2
Top score 16 300* 64* 72*
Balls bowled 156 5530 1353 526
Wickets 2 85 35 30
Bowling average 48.00 38.49 27.91 19.23
5 wickets in innings - 1 - -
10 wickets in match - - - -
Best bowling 1/48 5/124 4/22 4/17
Catches/stumpings -/– 25/– 15/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 February 2021

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 January 2021, he was named as a reserve player for Sri Lanka's Test matches against England.[12][13] He made his Test debut for Sri Lanka, against England, on 22 January 2021.[14]

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. "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. "Avishka, Ramesh get call for England Test series". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  13. Nawaz, Althaf. "SLC to call up six new players for England Series". Daily News. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  14. "2nd Test, Galle, Jan 22 - Jan 26 2021, England tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
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