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Kamindu Mendis Completes 1000 Test Runs; Equals Don Bradman's Elite Feat 

Kamindu Mendis- (Source: @TanujSingh/X.com)Kamindu Mendis- (Source: @TanujSingh/X.com)

On Friday, September 27, Sri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis scripted history by becoming the fastest Asian to complete 1000 Test runs. Kamindu accomplished this feat against New Zealand in the ongoing second Test match at the Galle International Stadium. 

Kamindu has taken the world by storm, taking just 13 innings to complete 1000 Test runs. With an 182-run unbeaten knock in the first innings of the 2nd Test, Mendis reached the milestone of 1000 Test runs. 

Mendis Equals Don Bradman's Record

He equalled Don Bradman's record of completing 1000 runs in 13 innings to become the second-fastest cricketer to reach this milestone. Overall, Mendis is second on the list behind Herbery Sutcliffe and Everton Weekes, who took just 12 innings.

  • 12 Innings - Herbert Sutcliffe 
  • 12 Innings - Everton Weekes
  •  13 Innings - Don Bradman 
  • ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ - ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€ 
  • 14 Innings - Neil Harvey
  •  14 Innings - Vinod Kambli

When talking about matches, it was just Mendis' eighth Test match. Only Don Bradman, who achieved the same in seven Test matches, has a better record. Fewest Tests to reach 1000 Runs. 

  • 7: Don Bradman 
  • 8: Kamindu Mendis*
  • 9: Yashasvi Jaiswal 
  • 9: George Headley
  •  9: Herbert Sutcliffe 
  • 9: Everton Weekes

Kamindu Mendis: The New Run-Machine For Sri Lanka

Further, Mendis has scored eight fifties in his eight Test matches, breaking Saud Shakeel's record for the most consecutive Test fifties. He also equalled Bradman's record for fastest five-centuries in Test cricket. Here is the list of Mendis' runs per innings in Test cricket.

61(137), 102(127), 164(237), 92*(236), 9(17), 12(25), 113(183), 74(120), 4(5), 64(91), 114(173), 13(12) & 182*(250). 

Sri Lanka Cricket Celebrates Mendis' Feat

"Kamindu Mendis joins an elite club! Reaching Test runs in just his 13th innings, he now shares this incredible feat with the legendary Don Bradman. This feat makes him the third-fastest ever and the quickest since 1949! What a star!"

Mendis missed out on a double hundred as Sri Lanka declared their innings and Mendis was stranded on 182.