Records tumble for Sri Lanka’s Kamindu in second Test against New Zealand
Al Jazeera
Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis enters the record books with a century in the second Test against New Zealand in Galle.
Sri Lankan middle-order batsman Kamindu Mendis stormed into the record books in Galle on Friday when he became just the fourth cricketer to make 1,000 runs inside 13 Test innings.
The 25-year-old has played just eight Test matches since his debut two years ago, at the same venue against Australia, but has quickly made a name for himself as a key performer.
Six of those matches have been played since March, when he scored his first five-day ton against Bangladesh.
His unbeaten 182 against New Zealand on Friday made him equal third-fastest to the 1,000-run mark with Australia’s Donald Bradman, widely held to be the sport’s greatest batsman.
Only two others have surpassed him, with England’s Herbert Sutcliffe and Everton Weekes of the West Indies both reaching the landmark in 12 innings.
