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Ajantha Mendis

Sri Lanka

Full Name	:	Ajantha Mendis
Nationality	:	Sri Lanka
Born	:	11th Mar, 1985
Age	:	41 years, 2 months, 9 days

Batting Style	:	Right Hand Bat
Role	:	Batsman
Bowling Style	:	Right Arm Off Break
birthplace	:	--

Career Stats

Batting

Format	Matches	Inns	Not Out	Runs	High Score	AVG	Strike Rate	100S	50S	6S	4S
TEST	19	19	6	213	78	16.38	46.81	0	1	1	25
ODI	87	42	19	188	21	8.17	71.48	0	0	2	16
T20I	39	8	5	8	4	2.66	47.05	0	0	0	1
FC	81	112	7	1889	101	17.99	69.27	1	7	57	193
List A	163	88	29	870	71	14.74	83.49	0	2	22	71
T20	129	49	17	214	27	6.68	86.99	0	0	7	16

Bowling

Format	Matches	Inns	Wkts	Runs	Wkts	Best Inns	Best M	AVG	ECN	Inns	4W	5W	10W
TEST	19	31	788.2	2434	70	6/99	10/209	34.77	3.08	67.5	5	4	1
ODI	87	84	692.2	3324	152	6/13	6/13	21.86	4.8	27.3	7	3	0
T20I	39	39	147.3	952	66	6/8	6/8	14.42	6.45	13.4	3	2	0
FC	81	124	2205.1	7147	307	7/37	11/105	23.28	3.24	43	21	18	3
List A	163	155	1235.3	5586	287	7/23	7/23	19.46	4.52	25.8	14	5	0
T20	129	128	461.1	3230	170	6/8	6/8	19	7	16.2	5	2	0

Last Updated On 10 May 2026

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Format

Matches

Inns

Not Out

Runs

High Score

AVG

Strike Rate

100S

50S

TEST

213

16.38

46.81

ODI

188

8.17

71.48

T20I

2.66

47.05

112

1889

101

17.99

69.27

193

List A

163

870

14.74

83.49

T20

129

214

6.68

86.99

Format

Matches

Inns

Wkts

Runs

Wkts

Best Inns

Best M

AVG

ECN

Inns

10W

TEST

788.2

2434

6/99

10/209

34.77

3.08

67.5

ODI

692.2

3324

152

6/13

21.86

4.8

27.3

T20I

147.3

952

6/8

14.42

6.45

13.4

124

2205.1

7147

307

7/37

11/105

23.28

3.24

List A

163

155

1235.3

5586

287

7/23

19.46

4.52

25.8

T20

129

128

461.1

3230

170

6/8

16.2

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