Kusal Mendis scored a century (photo- PTI)
The best batsman of the Sri Lanka team Kusal Mendis scored a century while batting strongly in the third ODI against Bangladesh. He did not leave any Bangladesh bowler during his innings and played great cricketing shots against all. Let me tell you, the Sri Lankan batsman scored 124 runs off 114 balls in this match with the help of 18 fours. During this innings, the batsman has made a tremendous record.
Kusal Mendis made his best achievement
Kusal Mendis has made a great record. Since the beginning of 2024, Kusal Mendis has scored the most runs in International ODI cricket so far. He is the only batsman to have completed 1000 ODI runs since the beginning of 2024. The performance of the Sri Lankan batsman has been a bang in the ODI format. Apart from this, he has scored at number three since 2021 and scored at an average of 44.41 and a strike rate of 94. He is one of the important players of Sri Lanka.
Kusal Mendis completed his sixth ODI century
In this match, Sri Lanka’s score was three wickets for 100 runs at one time. After this, Mendis shared a 124 -run partnership for the fourth wicket with Sri Lanka team captain Charith Asanka. During his innings, he also completed the sixth ODI century. This is his second ODI century against Bangladesh. Earlier, he scored a century against Bangladesh in 2017. Talking about Asanka, he contributed 58 runs. Due to the innings of these two players, Sri Lanka batted first and scored 285 runs losing 7 wickets in 50 overs.
ODI series is on 1-1 par
Sri Lanka won the first match of the three -match ODI series by 77 runs while Bangladesh won the second match by 16 runs. The three-match ODI series is at 1-1. Kusal Mendis and other Sri Lankan batsmen have done their jobs well and now the bowlers will have to leave their mark in this match. The performance of Sri Lankan bowlers has been excellent in this series.
