Kamindu Mendis becomes fastest Asian to record 1000 Test runs, joint 2nd-quickest with Bradman on all-time l | Cricket News
Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis on Friday became the fastest Asian batter and the joint-second quickest overall to record 1000 Test runs during the ongoing match against New Zealand in Galle.
Mendis waltzed to the mark in his 13th Test innings, surpassing the Asian record held former India batter Vinod Kambli who reached the mark in 14 innings. Mendis also equalled Don Bradman as the second fastest batter to 1000 Test runs, only behind Everton Weekes and Herbert Sutcliffe who reached the mark in 12 innings.
The left-handed Mendis reached the feat as he crossed 178 during his first-innings knock against New Zealand.
Mendis had made headlines on Thursday during the opening day of the second Test as he recorded fifty in his eighth consecutive Test from debut, surpassing Pakan’s Saud Shakeel. Earlier in the day, Mendis slammed his fifth Test ton in only 13 innings from his debut in 2022, making him the third-quickest to the mark alongside Bradman. Only Weekes (10), Sutcliffe (12) and Robert Harvey (12) have scaled the mark quicker than Mendis. Mendis there eclipsed the previous Asian record held Pakan’s Fawad Alam, who reached his fifth century in 22 innings.
Fastest batters to 1000 Test runs
Inns
Player
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Debut
12
Herbert Sutcliffe (ENG)
v Australia
Melbourne
13 Feb 1925
14 Jun 1924
12
Everton Weekes (WI)
v India
Brabourne
4 Feb 1949
21 Jan 1948
13*
Kamindu Mendis (SL)
v New Zealand
Galle
27 Sep 2024
8 Jul 2022
13
Don Bradman (AUS)
v England
Leeds
11 Jul 1930
30 Nov 1928
14
Robert Harvey (AUS)
v England
Brisbane
1 Dec 1950
23 Jan 1948
14
Vinod Kambli (IND)
v West Indies
Wankhede
18 Nov 1994
29 Jan 1993
16
Len Hutton (ENG)
v West Indies
Lord’s
24 Jun 1939
26 Jun 1937
16
Frank Worrell (WI)
v Australia
Adelaide
22 Dec 1951
11 Feb 1948
16
Lawrence Rowe (WI)
v England
Port of Spain
30 Mar 1974
16 Feb 1972
16
Yashasvi Jaiswal (IND)
v England
Dharamsala
7 Mar 2024
12 Jul 2023
