T20 World Cup 2026: Kusal Mendis scored a half-century against Ireland, know his statistics

Updated: 08-02-2026, 04.13 PM

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Sri Lanka cricket team batsman Kusal Mendis batted brilliantly against the Ireland cricket team in the sixth match of the T-20 World Cup 2026 and played a half-century (56*). This was the 18th half-century of his T-20 international career and his second half-century against the Ireland team, which he completed in 39 balls. This was his third half-century in the T20 World Cup. In such a situation, let us look at his innings and statistics.

Such was Mendis’s innings and partnership.

Ireland’s bowlers performed well in the match and did not allow the Sri Lankan team to score big. Kusal’s team could only score 163/6. This player faced 43 balls and scored 56 runs. 5 fours came off his bat. His strike rate was only 130.23. Apart from Kusal, Kamindu Mendis scored 44 runs facing 19 balls. There was a partnership of 67 runs in 29 balls between these two.

This has been Mendis’s T20 international career.

Kusal played his first T-20 international match in 2016 against the West Indies cricket team. He has played 101 matches so far, scoring 2,481 runs in 101 innings at an average of 26.11 and a strike rate of 131.06. 18 half-centuries have come from his bat. He has not been able to score a century in this format so far and his highest score has been 86 runs. He has also hit 221 fours and 96 sixes.