Mendis blasts century against Pakistan
Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis (L) celebrates after scoring a century as Sadeera Samarawickrama watches during the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on October 10, 2023. Photo: AFP
In-form Kusal Mendis hit his third one-day international century as Sri Lanka piled up the runs against Pakistan in the World Cup on Tuesday.
The 28-year-old reached his century off 65 balls with 13 fours and four sixes, the last of which off Hasan Ali brought up the landmark in style.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. For Mendis, it was his fifth score over 50 in his last seven innings, a run which also included 76 he made in his team's opening defeat to South Africa on Saturday.
He had also smashed an impressive 158 in a World Cup warm-up game against Afghanistan.
Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka hit 51 on Tuesday.
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