2024-09-30 17:23:22
Published: 17:51, 27 September 2024 Updated: 19:41, 27 September 2024
Sri Lankan batsman Kamindu Mendis had a fairytale start to his Test career. He picked up his fifth century in the eighth Test of his career. He also has 4 half-centuries.
On the second day of the second Test against New Zealand on Friday (September 27), Kamindu scored the fifth century of his Test career with 12 fours and 1 six off 147 balls. When Sri Lanka were 602 for 5 in 163.4 overs, they declared the innings. At that time, Kamindu was unbeaten on 182 runs off 250 balls with 16 fours and 4 sixes. And by scoring 182 runs, he touched the milestone of 1000 runs in Tests.
It would be wrong to say that he only touched, Kamindu also touched the record of runs of Sir Don Bradman, the brightest star and legend in the history of Test cricket. In 1930, Bradman scored 1000 runs in just 13 innings. Kamindu also crossed 1000 runs in the 13th innings in the Test today.
Not only that, his milestone of 1000 runs was the fastest in the last 75 years. He is joint third fastest to 1000 runs in Test cricket history. Only Herbert Sutcliffe of England and Everton Ukes of Barbados reached the milestone of 1000 runs in just 12 innings in the history of Test cricket. Behind them was Bradman. This time Kamindu also joined there.
No batsman in Asia has ever scored 1000 in 13 innings except Kamindu. India’s Vinod Kambli scored a thousand runs in 14 innings.
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