Sri Lanka vs India, 1st Test, India tour of Sri Lanka 2026 - Player PerformanceSL vs IND, 1st Test, India tour of Sri Lanka 2026 - Player Performance
In This Match
Kamindu Mendis
14 & 2
Kamindu Mendis c Rahul b Prasidh Krishna
Prasidh Krishna to Kamindu Mendis, out Caught by Rahul!! And, Prasidh Krishna strikes immediately after a discussion with his captain. 138.3kph, short of length delivery from round the wicket. Kamindu Mendis hops a bit and slashes at it. Loose shot really. The ball bounces more than he expects and outside-edges it to first slip. KL Rahul crouches to reverse-cup it. Sri Lanka lose three wickets with just 21 runs on the board. Kamindu Mendis c Rahul b Prasidh Krishna 2(12)
Highlights
Kamindu MendisTest
In India tour of Sri Lanka 2026
Stats
Value
Matches
2
Innings
4
Runs
103
8
Balls
187
HS
55
9
Avg
25.75
8
SR
55.08
9
Not Out
0
Dots
131
Fours
6
13
Sixes
5
2
Fifties
1
3
Hundreds
0
Nineties
0
Ducks
0
Commentary
10.4W
Prasidh Krishna to Kamindu Mendis, out Caught by Rahul!! And, Prasidh Krishna strikes immediately after a discussion with his captain. 138.3kph, short of length delivery from round the wicket. Kamindu Mendis hops a bit and slashes at it. Loose shot really. The ball bounces more than he expects and outside-edges it to first slip. KL Rahul crouches to reverse-cup it. Sri Lanka lose three wickets with just 21 runs on the board. Kamindu Mendis c Rahul b Prasidh Krishna 2(12)
10.3
Prasidh Krishna to Kamindu Mendis, no run, 134.8kph, shortened length, played back at the bowler and Prasidh mocks a throw
10.2
Prasidh Krishna to Kamindu Mendis, no run, 132.9kph, length ball angling in towards off, knocked to mid-on
10.1
Prasidh Krishna to Kamindu Mendis, no run, 128.1kph, round the wicket, with a slip and gully in place, Prasidh starts with an in-angling short of a good length ball. Mendis covers the line and defends down the pitch
9.5
Manav Suthar to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, spins in from a slightly shorter length, Mendis rocks back and opens the bat-face to force it through point
9.3
Manav Suthar to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, Mendis leaves his crease again, fetches this fullish ball from outside off and clips to deep midwicket
9.2
Manav Suthar to Kamindu Mendis, no run, gets low to slogsweep this full delivery and miscues it to short midwicket off the inner edge
9.1
Manav Suthar to Kamindu Mendis, no run, jogs forward to flick with the spin and inside-halves towards backward square leg
7.6
Manav Suthar to Kamindu Mendis, no run, 89.7kph, plays late and off the back foot to nudge this length ball towards short leg
7.5
Manav Suthar to Kamindu Mendis, no run, 89.5kph, Mendis shuffles, allows the ball to spin and closes the bat-face to nurdle it past the leg gully fielder
7.4
Manav Suthar to Kamindu Mendis, no run, hint of in-spin, Mendis is watchful in his defence
7.3
Manav Suthar to Kamindu Mendis, no run, over the wicket, keeps a shade low does this length ball and Mendis pats it to point
