Kamindu Mendis (Sri Lanka)
Kamindu Mendis made a triumphant return to Test cricket in 2024 after nearly a two-year hiatus, ensuring his place in the team with a series of stellar performances.
His remarkable year began with a tour of Bangladesh, where he scored centuries in both innings in Sylhet. He followed this up with an unbeaten 92* in the second match, finishing as the series' top scorer with 367 runs.
Mendis carried his superb form into the tour of England, where he emerged as Sri Lanka’s highest run-scorer, accumulating 267 runs, including a century and two half-centuries. In the home series against New Zealand, Mendis continued to impress, registering two more centuries, including a career-best 182*. He concluded the year with a modest showing during the tour of South Africa, scoring 106 runs in four innings.
Overall, Kamindu Mendis amassed 1,049 runs in 2024 at an extraordinary average of 74.92, making him the fifth-highest run-scorer in Test cricket for the year.
Kamindu Mendis made a triumphant return to Test cricket in 2024 after nearly a two-year hiatus, ensuring his place in the team with a series of stellar performances.
His remarkable year began with a tour of Bangladesh, where he scored centuries in both innings in Sylhet. He followed this up with an unbeaten 92* in the second match, finishing as the series' top scorer with 367 runs.
Mendis carried his superb form into the tour of England, where he emerged as Sri Lanka’s highest run-scorer, accumulating 267 runs, including a century and two half-centuries. In the home series against New Zealand, Mendis continued to impress, registering two more centuries, including a career-best 182*. He concluded the year with a modest showing during the tour of South Africa, scoring 106 runs in four innings.
Overall, Kamindu Mendis amassed 1,049 runs in 2024 at an extraordinary average of 74.92, making him the fifth-highest run-scorer in Test cricket for the year.