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SRH's Kamindu Mendis [Source: @SunRisers/X.com]
Kolkata Knight Riders faced off against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 15th match of IPL 2025 at Eden Gardens on April 3. SRH won the toss and chose to bowl first.
However, SRH made some major changes to their playing XI, bringing in Kamindu Mendis and Simarjeet Singh in place of Travis Head and Abhinav Manohar. But who is Kamindu Mendis?
Who is Kamindu Mendis?
Kamindu Mendis is an international cricketer from Sri Lanka. The 26-year-old all-rounder made his IPL debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad in this match. He is a left-handed batter and a unique bowler who can bowl both right-arm off-spin and slow left-arm orthodox.
In his T20 career, he has played 80 innings, scoring 1,910 runs with 12 half-centuries. With the ball, he has taken 17 wickets in 54 innings.
Kamindu has also played in the Lanka Premier League (LPL), where he has scored 782 runs in 39 innings and taken 8 wickets.
KKR vs SRH Playing XIs:
Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer (vc), Ajinkya Rahane (c), Moeen Ali, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Kamindu Mendis, Pat Cummins (c), Simarjeet Singh, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Zeeshan Ansari.
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