MI Emirates joined Kamindu Mendis in his team (Photo- PTI)
In the Indian Premier League 2025, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Kamindu Mendis has been included in his team. The next season of the International League will take part in Sri Lankan all -rounder MI Emirates. He will be seen playing in this tournament for the first time. Let me tell you, Mendis has the ability that he can bowl with both hands. Not only this, even with batting, he is able to win his team. The team also stars Allah Gajanfar, Fazalhak Farooqui, Kusal Perera, Romio Shepherd, Tom Banton and Muhammad Wasim. Now with the arrival of Mendis, the MI team has become even stronger.
Chris Woakes also got a place
Apart from Kamindu Mendis, the MI team has also included England veteran player Chris Woakes. Chris Woakes has a lot of experience playing in franchise league cricket and has also performed strongly from England. Fans will expect a great performance from both these players.
Talking about Mendis, he was included in his team by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 75 lakh in IPL 2025. However, his performance was quite simple this season. Kamindu Mendis scored just 92 runs in five innings while taking two wickets. His best score was 32 runs not out. However, after the end of IPL 2025, he performed strongly in the Test series against Bangladesh and that is why MI gave him a place in his team.
Mendis protest against Bangladesh
Kamindu Mendis scored 132 runs in a two -match Test series against Bangladesh at an average of 66. Talking about the ODI series, he scored 49 runs in three innings at an average of 16.33 while he also took three wickets. Now Mendis would like to leave his mark in the T20 series between these two teams. This T20 series starts from 10 July. Talking about the T20 data of Kamindu Mendis, he has scored 381 runs in 23 matches for Sri Lanka at a strike rate of 122.50. His best score is 65 runs notout. Not only this, he has also taken two wickets.
Tournament starting on December 4
The International League T20, 2025-26 season starts from December 4 and its final match will be played on 2 January. The MI Emirates team has won the 2024 season trophy. He defeated Dubai Capitals in the final. Now it remains to be seen how the team performs in the coming season?
