Kamindu Mendis Height, Age, Wife, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Pasqual Handi Kamindu Dilanka Mendis
Profession	Cricketer (All-rounder)
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 10" (178 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	ODI- On 10 March 2019 vs South Africa at Durban Test- On 8 July 2022 vs Australia at Galle T20- On 27 October 2018 vs England at Colombo
Jersey Number	#21 (Sri Lanka) #21 (IPL)
Domestic/State Team	Domestic • Galle • Tamil Union • Chilaw Marians • Colombo Cricket Club IPL • Sunrisers Hyderabad Others • Kandy Falcons
Batting Style	Left-handed
Bowling Style	Slow left-arm orthodox, Right-arm off break
Records (main ones)	• The first player ever in the IPL tournament to switch his bowling arm during an over (SRH vs KKR, IPL 2025) • The first player to score fifty or more runs in eight consecutive Test matches since his debut (against New Zealand at Galle International Stadium in September 2024) • The first batter with two hundreds in a Test while batting at No. 7 or lower.
Award	ICC Emerging Men’s Cricketer of the Year Award (2024)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	30 September 1998 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2024)	26 Years
Birthplace	Galle, Sri Lanka
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Hometown	Galle, Sri Lanka
College/University	Richmond College, Galle, Sri Lanka
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	3 March 2025
Family
Wife/Spouse	Nishni Umanda
Money Factor
Salary (IPL)	Rs. 75 lakhs (as of 2025)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kamindu Mendis

• Mendis was introduced to cricket by his father, who is very passionate about the game.

• Mendis first started practicing with both arms in the nets at the age of around 13. He bowled with both arms in a match for the first time in 2014 in an Under-17 match against St Joseph’s College; He took four wickets in the match.

• Mendis made his List A debut on 30 November 2015 against Badureliya Sports Club in the AIA Premier Limited Over Tournament.

• Mendis captained Sri Lanka’s U19 side for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

• On 21 August 2018, Mendis made his Twenty20 debut for Colombo against Galle; he took a wicket in the match.
  

  A photo of Kamindu Mendis (left) during his early days with his colleagues

• Mendis made his first-class debut for Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club against Chilaw CC in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament on 30 November 2018.

• In November 2019, Mendis was appointed as the vice-captain of Sri Lanka’s squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh. He also led the team as vice-captain in the 2019 South Asian Games

• Mendis was part of Sri Lanka’s men’s cricket team, which participated in the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

• Mendis, in his debut match in test cricket against Australia, scored a half century and built a match-winning partnership of 133-runs with Dinesh Chandimal.

• Mendis is the fastest Asian batter and the joint-second quickest overall player to score 1000 runs in Test cricket in just 13 innings, surpassing the Asian record held by former cricketer Vinod Kambli, who took 14 innings to reach the mark.

• In March 2024, Mendis scored twin centuries in a single test match against Bangladesh; he scored 102 runs in the first innings and 164 runs in the second innings. His total aggregate of 266 runs in a single match is the second-most by any batter while batting at No. 7 or lower in a Test match, only behind Don Bradman’s 270 runs against England.
  

  Kamindu Mendis celebrating after scoring a century in a test match against Bangladesh

• In November 2024, Mendis was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad team for Rs. 75 lakhs in the IPL mega-auction.

• Mendis postponed his honeymoon and started training at the earliest to participate in the IPL 2025 tournament.

• Mendis made his IPL debut on 3 April 2025 while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens; he took a wicket and scored 27 runs in the match.

• During IPL 2025, Mendis made headlines in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders when he bowled with both arms. He was bought into the attack in the 13th over and bowled three balls of left-arm spin and three of offspin, taking the wicket of Angkrish Raghuvanshi in the fourth delivery.
  

  Photo of Kamindu Mendis bowling in an IPL match with both arms