
All-Rounder
Kamindu Mendis
Sri Lanka · 28 yrs · Born 30 Sep 1998, Galle
- Batting
- Left Hand Bat
- Bowling
- Right Arm Offbreak, Slow Left Arm Orthodox
- Role
- All-Rounder
Ranking
- #6 Batter · Test
Recent form
See all23(18)
vs Pak
09 Oct 26 · T20
12(19)
vs Eng
27 Sept 26 · ODI
54(65)
vs Eng
24 Sept 26 · ODI
14(19)
vs Eng
22 Sept 26 · ODI
Teams played for
Profile
Though foremost a batsman who scores heavily square of the wicket, it is for his unique skill set with the ball that Kamindu Mendis had gained an international reputation long before he entered a national squad. He bowls finger spin with both arms, and does it with skill and accuracy - his offbreaks not quite as good as his left-arm orthodox, but not far off. Understandably, his potential has impressed coaches. In the age of T20, a bowler who can spin it away from both right and left-handers, not to mention employ different lines of attack to the same batsman, could potentially have team owners and data analysts drooling, so long as Kamindu continues to develop those skills.
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A product of Galle's Richmond College, Mendis made his under-19 Sri Lanka debut shortly before his 16th birthday, and would go on to captain the under-19 side in the 2018 World Cup. In October of that year, he was picked in a Sri Lanka senior side for the first time, for the one-off T20 against England. A half-century in the practice match before that England tour had helped him secure a place.
- Kamindu Mendis was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) before IPL 2025.
- He played only five games that season, scoring 92 runs and taking two wickets.
- Despite the lukewarm returns, he was retained for the 2026 season.
