Ajantha Mendis

Full name:Balapuwaduge Ajantha Winslo Mendis
Born:11th March 1985, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Batting:Right-hand batsman
Bowling:Right-arm slow
Teams:Sri Lanka (Test: 2008-2008/09); Sri Lanka (ODI: 2007/08-2008/09); Sri Lanka (Int Twenty20: 2008/09-2009); Sri Lanka (Twenty20 World Cup: 2009); Sri Lanka Army Sports Club (Main FC: 2006/07-2008/09); Sri Lanka Army Sports Club (Main ListA: 2006/07-2007/08); Wayamba (Main ListA: 2007/08); Sri Lanka Army Sports Club (Main Twenty20: 2006/07); Wayamba (Main Twenty20: 2007/08-2008/09); All teams
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Ajantha Mendis is a right arm slow medium bowler who ends up bowling a mixture of googlies, off breaks top spinners, flippers and leg breaks. Batsman struggle to pick him and are not able to figure out what his stock delievery is. Being a part of the Sri Lankan Army, Mendis was a prolific wicket-taker. He picked up 46 wickets at an average of 10.56 from six matches at a strike rate of 31. He was picked for the tour of Carribean in April 2008. He was simultaneously signed by the Kolkatta Knight Riders in the IPL though he did not play a single game. He went on to play in the Asia cup where he was instrumental in Sri Lanka winning the cup. He came up with a brilliant spell of 6 for 13 against the Indians who themselves being good players of spin could not read him. He went on to pick 17 wickets to become the man of the series in the tournament. He then went on to pick 26 wickets in his first test series, the highest by a debutant beating Alec Bedser's record of 24 to become the man of the series. His performance that too against team India which had the fab four at their peak was highly creditable, helping Sri Lanka win the series 2-1. With such a start almost overshadowing Murali at the other end, Sri Lanka have found a successor to Muralitharan who can serve Sri Lanka for a long time to come.
Profile DateLine: 1st December 2008 by CricketArchive

Test Career Batting and Fielding (2008-2008/09)
MINORunsHSAve10050SRateCt
Sri Lanka65125176.25 0064.10 1
Test Career Bowling (2008-2008/09)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve5wI10wMSRateEcon
Sri Lanka163949784346-11723.05 2148.20 2.87
First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (2006/07-2008/09)
MINORunsHSAve10050SRateCt
Overall273614233712.08 0060.51 10
First-Class Career Bowling (2006/07-2008/09)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve5wI10wMSRateEcon
Overall559316725641557-3716.54 9236.08 2.75
One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2007/08-2008/09)
MINORunsHSAve10050SRateCt
Sri Lanka281376615*11.00 0082.50 4
One-Day International Career Bowling (2007/08-2008/09)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve4wI5wISRateEcon
Sri Lanka127914841646-1313.14 3319.98 3.94
One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (2006/07-2008/09)
MINORunsHSAve10050SRateCt
Overall47281039371*21.83 0292.90 8
One-Day Career Bowling (2006/07-2008/09)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve4wI5wISRateEcon
Overall20733412651016-1312.52 5320.52 3.66
International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2008/09-2009)
MINORunsHSAve10050SRateCt
Sri Lanka101144*00400.00 1
International Twenty20 Career Bowling (2008/09-2009)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve4wI5wISRateEcon
Sri Lanka2281198234-158.60 209.91 5.21
Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2006/07-2009)
MINORunsHSAve10050SRateCt
Overall27942094.00 0074.07 8
Twenty20 Career Bowling (2006/07-2009)
BallsMdnsRunsWktsBBAve4wI5wISRateEcon
Overall5862572414-1513.95 2014.29 5.85

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