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Ajantha Mendis  (Sri Lanka)

Ajantha Mendis Full Name: Balapuwaduge Ajantha Winslo Mendis
Date of Birth: Mar 11, 1985, Moratuwa
Major Team: Sri Lanka, Combined Provinces, Dhaka Gladiators, Hampshire, Kandurata Maroons, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lahore Qalandars, Mohammedan Sporting Club, Pune Warriors, Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Board President's XI, Wayamba
Playing Roll: Bowler
Batting Style: Right
Bowling Style: Right-arm offbreak
International Debut: 2008

Batting And Fielding Records

Type M Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Test 19 19 6 213 78 16.38 455 46.81 - 1 25 1 2 -
ODI 87 42 18 188 21* 7.83 264 71.21 - - 16 2 16 -
T20I 39 8 5 8 4* 2.67 17 47.06 - - 1 - 6 -

Bowling Records

Type M Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Eco SR 4W 5W 10W
Test 19 31 4730 2434 70 6/99 10/209 34.77 3.09 67.57 5 4 1
ODI 87 84 4154 3324 152 6/13 6/13 21.87 4.80 27.33 7 3 -
T20I 39 39 885 952 66 6/8 6/8 14.42 6.45 13.41 3 2 -

Career Statistics

Test Debut:  Sri Lanka v India at Colombo, 23-26, Jul 2008
ODI Debut:  West Indies v Sri Lanka at Trinidad, Apr 10, 2008
T20I Debut:  Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at King City, Oct 10, 2008

08-Aug-2011: Ajantha Mendis is the first bowler to take six wickets against Australia in Twenty20 at Pallekele.

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