The injury comes at a particularly inopportune time for Mendis, who has been in the midst of a rich vein of form. Prior to his injury, he had struck a 53-ball 79 in the Kaps’ opening fixture against Galle Gallants, while his stint in this season’s PSL had fetched him 550 runs across 11 innings at a strike rate of 168.19. For the national side, since the start of 2026 he’s struck 408 runs across 14 innings at a rate of 130.35; in ODIs, his four innings this year have brought 211 runs at an average of 70.33.
