Kusal Mendis scored 225 runs (photo: PTI)
Sri Lanka has won the last ODI against Bangladesh. With this, he has won the 3 ODI series 2-1. The third ODI was played in Pallekele, in which Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by a big margin of 99 runs. Along with the third ODI, Sri Lanka played a big role in the 30-year-old batsman who hit 225 runs in winning the series. Thanks to this right -handed batsman, Sri Lanka was able to score a big score in the last ODI, which made it difficult for Bangladesh to overcome.
225 runs… Kusal Mendis showed power in ODI series
The 30 -year -old batsman who won the ODI series to Sri Lanka is Kusal Mendis. Mendis has scored the highest 225 runs in the 3 -match series against Bangladesh. He has scored these runs with 33 fours and 2 sixes at an average of 75. This performance of Kusal Mendis included 1 century and 1 half -century.
Mendis century in last ODI, Sri Lanka won series
The century scored by Kusal Mendis came in the last ODI against Bangladesh. Mendis scored 124 runs in the last match of the series, facing 114 balls, including 18 fours. On the basis of this century of Mendis, Sri Lanka scored 285 runs for 7 wickets in the third ODI. In response, the team of Bangladesh could not play even 50 overs and was all out after scoring 186 runs in 39.4 overs. The condition of Bangladesh’s scattered batting was such that no batsman could cross the threshold of 50 runs except Tauheed Heart.
Hasranga top wicket, Kusal Mendis Player of the Series
Chamira and Fernando took 3-3 wickets from Sri Lanka. At the same time, Hasranga and Dunith got 2-2 wickets. Like in batting, Kusal Mendis was the top scorer of the series. In the same way, Vanindu Hasranga took the most wickets in bowling. He took 9 wickets in 3 matches. Kusal Mendis became a player of the match by scoring a century in the third ODI. Apart from this, he was also chosen as Player of the Series to score 225 runs.
