Sri Lankan batter Kamindu Mendis has continued his prolific run as he struck his 5th century in 13 innings, doing so in the 2nd Test against New Zealand at Galle International Stadium. In what is a unique record, the southpaw drew level with the late Sir Don Bradman to become the fastest to reach 1000 runs, doing so in 13 innings in the format.
Former England cricketer Herbert Sutcliffe and West Indian batter Everton Weeks were the fastest to get to 1000 Test runs. On the other hand, Bradman did it in 13 innings and Mendis has joined in the fray.
Sri Lanka pick up a couple of wickets after declaring their innings on 602:
Meanwhile, the Island nation landed a double blow on the Black Caps to end day 2 on a dominating note. Asitha Fernando got rid of Tom Latham, while Prabath Jayasuriya dismissed Devon Conway. Instead of sending a specialist batter, the tourists decided to send in a nightwatchman in Ajaz Patel, who didn't let the Kiwis lose any more wickets. Their score still read 22-2 in 14 overs, trailing by 580 runs.
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Aside from Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Mendis and Dinesh Chandimal also reached the magical three-figure mark. Angelo Mathews missed his ton by a whisker, falling for 88 and became one of the three victims of Glenn Phillips. New Zealand already trail the two-Test series after losing the previous one by 63 runs despite Rachin Ravindra's heroics.
