Record-breaking World Cup for Kusal Mendis
Pakistan registered a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the 8th match of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup on Tuesday at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Even though Sri Lanka lost the match, Sri Lankan vice captain Kusal Mendis’s unforgetable and entertaining knock was highlighted. Sri Lanka made a huge total and scored 344 runs for a loss of nine wickets against Pakistan in their 50 overs. Kusal Mendis made his maiden hundred in World Cup matches. He scored 122 runs on 77 balls with 14 fours and six sixes. That innings creates history and renews some records as well.
Kusal Mendis scored 100 runs in 65 balls, and Kusal Mendis has broken Sri Lankan great Kumar Sangakkara’s record for the fastest hundred by a Sri Lankan in ODI World Cups.
Fastest Hundred for Sri Lanka in Cricket World Cup
Kusal Mendis – 65 balls vs Pakistan (2023)
Kumar Sangkkara – 70 balls vs England (2015)
Kumar Sangakkara – 73 balls vs Bangladesh (2015)
Mahela Jayawardane – 80 balls vs Canada (2011)
Sadeera Samarawickrama – 82 balls vs Pakistan (2023)
Mendis maintained a healthy strike rate from the beginning of his innings. It is regarded as the best strike rate when the player scores 100 or more runs in an innings in the World Cup for Sri Lanka.
Best strike rate in a 100+ runs innings in World Cup for Sri Lanka
Kusal Mendis – 158.4 vs Pakistan in 2023
Kumar Sangakkara – 138.15 vs Bangladesh in 2015
Kumar Sangakkara – 136.04 vs England in 2015
Kumar Sangakkara – 130.5 vs Scotland in 2015
Kusal Mendis has struck eight sixes against South Africa and six sixes against Pakistan. With that, Kusal Mendis equaled the record of Sri Lankan master blaster Sanath Jayasuriya for most sixes hit by a Sri Lankan batter in a single World Cup edition.
Fastest Hundred for Sri Lanka in Cricket World Cup
Kusal Mendis – 65 balls vs Pakistan (2023)
Kumar Sangkkara – 70 balls vs England (2015)
Kumar Sangakkara – 73 balls vs Bangladesh (2015)
Mahela Jayawardane – 80 balls vs Canada (2011)
Sadeera Samarawickrama – 82 balls vs Pakistan (2023)
