Kusal Mendis gets to his maiden ODI hundred vs Australia
What's the story
Kusal Mendis has smoked his fifth hundred in ODI cricket.
The star Sri Lankan batter accomplished the milestone in the second and final ODI against Australia in Colombo.
It was a vital knock from Mendis as the hosts had lost an early wicket.
Meanwhile, this was his maiden hundred against Australia in the 50-over format. Here are his stats.
Knock
Mendis was involved in two 90-plus stands
Mendis arrived in the middle with the scorecard reading 15/1 as Pathum Nissanka Departed early.
He joined forces with the young Nishan Madushka (51) and the duo added 98 runs for the second wicket.
Mendis continued to bat well even after the opener's departure and reached the three-figure mark.
He also added 94 runs runs with skipper Charith Asalanka before falling to Adam Zampa.
Career
A look at his stats
Mendis was dismissed for 101 off 115 balls as he smoked 15 boundaries.
His career-best score against Australia takes him to a total of 4,429 ODI runs at an average of 34.60.
In addition to five tons, he owns 33 fifties. In 14 matches versus the Aussies, Mendis has amassed 582 runs at 48.50.
The tally includes four fifties besides a ton.
Information
3,000 ODI runs in Asia
Each of Mendis's five ODI centuries have come in Asia. En route to his latest ton, he completed 3,000 ODI runs in the continent. He has piled up 3,093 runs at 36.82. Mendis has managed 21 fifties alongside his five tons in Asia.