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Fastest batters to 1000 Test runs: Full list; Kamindu Mendis breaks Asian record, equals Bradman | Cricket News

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Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis on Friday rewrote the record books as he became the fastest Asian batter to reach 1000 Test runs. Mendis got to the mark with a six as he finished unbeaten on 182 against New Zealand in the second Test at Galle. The 25-year-old Mendis rewrote the previous Asian record held by India’s Vinod Kambli who scaled the mark in 14 innings. Mendis also equalled the legendary Don Bradman as the second fastest ever to the landmark in Test cricket. West Indies’ Everton Weekes and England’s Herbert Sutcliffe continue to hold the benchmark for the quickest batters to 1000 Test runs, both reaching the landmark in only 12 innings. While Weekes achieved it within a year and 14 days of his debut in 1949, Sutcliffe scaled the mark in only 244 days of his debut in 1925. Batting genius Don Bradman, second on the list, reached the mark in 13 innings with five centuries to his name in 1930. Here is a look at the fastest batters to reach 1000 Test runs …

Kamindu Mendis Sets Asian Record with Fifth Test Hundred

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The Sri Lanka batter Kamindu Mendis smashes his fifth test century during the second test match on the New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 2024 on Friday. This is his second hundred of the series and third 50+ scores in many innings. Mendis completed the century in 147 balls which ensured Sri Lanka to go past 400 runs. He also brought up a 100-run partnership with Angelo Mathews in 125 balls for the fourth wicket in the first session on Day 02. He broke the previous record held by Pakistan’s Fawad Alam who smashed five hundreds in 22 innings. He is now fourth joint fastest in all-time in the list of batters to have five test centuries. He tallied with Australian legend Don Bradman and West Indies’ George Headley by scoring his fifth test hundred in his 13th innings. Test match No. 8⃣, century No.5⃣ Kamindu Mendis’ dream run continues 🔥 #WTC25 | 📝 #SLvNZ: https://t.co/0bFVQzaPgu pic.twitter.com/8PuFgX7QQo — ICC (@ICC) September 27, 2024 Mendis has previously created a world record for the most successive fifty-plus …

Kamindu Mendis becomes fastest Asian to hit 5 Test hundreds, equals Don Bradman | Cricket News

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Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis continued his record-breaking Test streak, smashing his fifth hundred in only his 13th innings from debut during the second Test against New Zealand in Galle on Friday. After becoming the first batter to record fifties in eight consecutive Tests from debut on Thursday, Mendis sprinted to his fifth ton and second in successive Tests against the Kiwis off 147 balls. Mendis is the joint-third fastest to five Test hundreds from debut, equalling the legendary Don Bradman and George Headley in 13 innings. Only Everton Weekes (10), Herbert Sutcliffe (12) and Robert Harvey (12) have scaled the mark quicker than Mendis. Mendis thereby eclipsed the previous Asian record held by Pakistan’s Fawad Alam, who reached his fifth century in 22 innings. Aravinda de Silva held the previous Sri Lankan record, having reached his fifth hundred in his 38th innings. Mendis also surpassed Joe Root (4) for most Test hundreds this year. Mendis is also on course to become the fastest Asian to reach 1000 Test runs, having become only the seventh batter …

1st Time In 147 Years: Sri Lanka Star Kamindu Mendis Sets World Record. Not Even Sunil Gavaskar Or Don Bradman Achieved It

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Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis (left) celebrates after hitting half-century vs NZ.© AFP The success story of Kamindu Mendis since he made his Test debut continues. The Sri Lanka star remained unbeaten on 51 on the first day of the second Test against New Zealand in Galle on Thursday and in doing so he set a new world record. The 25-year-old star is now the first batter in the 147 year history of Test cricket to score a fifty-plus score in each of his first eight Tests since debut. Before him, Pakistan’s Shaud Shakeel held the record as he had fifty-plus score is each of the first seven Tests that he played. Earlier, India’s Sunil Gavaskar (6) jointly held the record with three others.  50+ scores in most successive Tests from debut 8 – Kamindu Mendis* 7 – Saud Shakeel 6 – Bert Sutcliffe, Saeed Ahmed, Basil Butcher and Sunil Gavaskar Dinesh Chandimal‘s century in Galle powered Sri Lanka to 306-3 at stumps on Thursday’s opening day of the second Test against New Zealand. The left-hander was …

The number behind Kamindu Mendis, Sri Lanka’s new batting sensation | Cricket News

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It is the most wondrous purple patch in cricket this year. Nine months in, it is still flowing and translating into one of the most extraordinary starts ever to a Test career. Kamindu Mendis’s second wind in Test cricket began in Bangladesh in March this year. Handed a lower-order spot, two years after his solitary Test outing, Mendis’s breakout display ran a streak of 102, 164, 92* and 9 – in Sylhet and Chattogram, with successive hundreds batting at No. 7 and 8. On his Test debut in Galle in 2022, the left-hander scored a half-century at No. 6 in his maiden innings against Australia. Mendis has come a long way since his teenage years when he flooded social media for his ambidextrous bowling. His limited-overs game is still in the works, but batting in whites is rapidly becoming his forte. Eye-catching performances on the recent tour to England have demanded a promotion. On Wednesday, back in his hometown of Galle, Mendis stood tall against a ravaging New Zealand attack and relished his first innings …

Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis Surpasses Sunil Gavaskar To Equal Pakistan Star Shaud Shakeel’s World Record

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Sri Lanka star Kamindu Mendis has been enjoying a dream debut in Tests. Since playing his first Test in July 2022, Mendis scored at least one 50-plus score in each of his first six Tests. Now on Wednesday, in a Test match against New Zealand in Galle, Mendis scored a ton. With that he has a fifty-plus score in each of his first seven Tests. This feat has happenned only once before in the 147-year history of Test cricket. Last year, Pakistan’s Saud Shakeel became the first Test player to score 50-plus scores in each of his first seven Tests. Before that, India’s Sunil Gavaskar, Pakistan’s Saeed Ahmed, West Indies’ Basil Butcher and New Zealand’s Bert Sutcliffe scored half-centuries in each of their first six Tests. Mendis scored a courageous century against New Zealand Wednesday as the hosts wrestled back the initiative to reach 302 for seven at stumps on the first day of the first Test. Sri Lanka had slumped to 106 for four just after lunch but Kamindu — player of …

Sri Lanka’s Dhananjaya De Silva And Kamindu Mendis Defy England In Third Test

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Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva and the in-form Kamindu Mendis frustrated England with a unbroken century partnership on the second day of the third Test at the Oval on Saturday. The tourists collapsed to 93-5 before tea, but had recovered to 211-5 when bad light forced an early close. That left Sri Lanka 114 runs adrift of an England first-innings total of 325 built on Ollie Pope’s 154 — his first century as England captain. De Silva was 64 not out and left-handed batsman Kamindu Mendis, again down the order at number seven, 54 not out in an undefeated stand of 118 as Sri Lanka looked to salvage some pride at 2-0 behind in a three-match series. It was a fine end to the day for Sri Lanka, who took seven wickets before lunch on Saturday to end England’s innings. For Mendis, currently boasting a staggeringly high Test batting average of over 85, this was the seventh time in six matches at this level the 25-year-old had passed 50 — a run …

Kamindu Mendis Named as the ICC Player of the Month for March 2024

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The Sri Lankan Cricketer Kamindu Mendis was named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for March 2024. ICC Men’s Player of the Month- Kamindu Mendis Kamindu Mendis has won the ICC awards in the Player of the Month category after beating Ireland pacer Mark Adair and New Zealand pacer Matt Henry. Mendis became the third Sri Lankan Player after Prabath Jayasuriya and Wanindu Hasaranga to win the award. “I am extremely happy to be named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month, which I consider an inspiration for my international career,” Mendis expressed. “A recognition such as this motivates and makes us as players work more and more to deliver in the middle for the team, country, and fans. “I also wish the very best for the other two players who were nominated along with me, Mark Adair and Matt Henry, whom I consider excellent players and good competitors.” Kamindu Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva put Sri Lanka on top yet again 👊#WTC25 | #BANvSL ➡ https://t.co/GWyapQtxT7 pic.twitter.com/TprPtBeJhF — ICC (@ICC) March 24, 2024 …