BKG Mendis

Top-order batter, Sri Lanka, 74 Tests, 2015-2026. Debut v West Indies, 2015

34.4Adjusted average, 93rd of 143 batters. Raw 36.6, so −2.2 for how hard his runs were. It could reasonably be anywhere from 28.7 to 40.3.

Where the −2.2 comes from

The bowling he faced−2.6

Home or away0.0

The grounds+0.4

Value per innings: 3986th
Each run worth: 1.11×
At home, adjusted: 34.2raw 42.1
Away, adjusted: 36.2raw 32.5

Head to head with BJ Watling His T20 ratings

Where his adjusted average could be. The shaded part is the 89% range; the taller the curve, the likelier.

Where he sits

90K VerreynneSouth Africa34.7 91Tamim IqbalBangladesh34.5 92BJ WatlingNew Zealand34.4

93BKG MendisSri Lanka34.4

94MEK HusseyAustralia34.4 95GS BallanceEngland34.3 96WA YoungNew Zealand34.2

Every batter on one chart

Closest to him, head to head

BJ WatlingNew Zealand34.4Head to head MEK HusseyAustralia34.4Head to head GS BallanceEngland34.3Head to head Tamim IqbalBangladesh34.5Head to head

Season by seasonBatting, as recorded

Year	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	100	50	SR
2015	6	183	46	30.50	0	0	46.4
2016	18	589	176	34.65	1	3	65.2
2017	20	669	194	33.45	2	1	57.6
2018	23	1023	196	46.50	3	4	54.6
2019	15	313	84	22.36	0	2	53.3
2020	5	230	116	57.50	1	1	46.9
2021	4	15	15	3.75	0	0	20.8
2022	12	380	85	31.67	0	4	55.7
2023	10	586	245	58.60	2	2	69.7
2024	15	480	106	34.29	1	2	67.9
2025	6	279	85	55.80	0	3	72.7
2026	4	79	69	19.75	0	1	55.6
Career	138	4826	245	36.56	10	23	58.6

Percentile rankingsvs all Test batters (2001–)

PoorAverageGreat

Value

Adjusted avg

Value / inns

Volume

Runs

4826

Average

36.56

Hundreds

Quality

Conversion

30.3

Strike rate

58.6

Consistency

Conditions

Away average

33.51

Career arc

Batting by opposition

Opp	Inns	Runs	Avg	100
Bangladesh	16	841	52.56	2
New Zealand	19	801	47.12	2
Australia	17	645	40.31	1
South Africa	22	435	20.71	0
England	18	427	25.12	0
West Indies	12	416	34.67	1
Ireland	2	385	192.50	2
Zimbabwe	9	374	46.75	1

Bowling by opposition

Opp	Wkts	Avg	Best	5w
Zimbabwe	1	34.00	1/10	0

Home & away

Home

42.05bat avg

34.2adjusted

—bowl avg

Away

33.51bat avg

36.2adjusted

95bowl avg

Neutral

14.5bat avg

—bowl avg

Batting by innings

Inns	Bat	Runs	Avg
1st	38	1406	39.06
2nd	36	1142	31.72
3rd	42	1286	31.37
4th	22	992	52.21

Recent formLast 10 Tests

v West Indies69 & 2Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua2026-07-03 v West Indies0 & 8Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua2026-06-25 v Bangladesh84Sinhalese Sports Club Ground2025-06-25 v Bangladesh5Galle International Stadium2025-06-17 v Australia85 & 50Galle International Stadium2025-02-06 v Australia21 & 34Galle International Stadium2025-01-29 v South Africa16 & 46St George's Park, Gqeberha2024-12-05 v South Africa0 & 48Kingsmead, Durban2024-11-27 v New Zealand106Galle International Stadium2024-09-26 v New Zealand50 & 23Galle International Stadium2024-09-18

Full recordAs recorded, 2001 to now

Innings: 138
Not outs: 6
Runs: 4826
Average: 36.56
Strike rate: 58.6
Highest: 245
Hundreds: 10
Fifties: 23
Ducks: 15

Wickets: 1
Average: 118.00
Economy: 5.36
Strike rate: 132
Best: 1/10
5 wickets: 0
10 wkt match: 0
Balls: 132