Kusal Mendis scores maiden Test century
July 28, 2016 01:04 pm
Kusal Mendis scored his maiden Test century while playing against Australia in the 2nd innings of the first Test at Pallekele a short while ago.
Sri Lanka needed someone to stand firm on the third day in Pallekele. Kusal Mendis not only stood firm, he pushed back hard against the Australians and single-handedly kept Sri Lanka alive in the Test. So solo was his performance that he even stood some chance of breaking the oldest record in cricket, the highest percentage of runs scored by a batsman in a completed innings.
Apart from Mendis, who scored the first half-century of the Test, nobody in this match has found batting easy, so if Sri Lanka could set Australia a target of 150-plus, they could very much believe that they have a realistic chance of winning. For that to happen, Mendis would need support over the next couple of hours, and so far, no other Sri Lankan had even reached double figures.
-ESPN
