The Amazing Feat: This Batter Matches Sir Donald Bradman's Unbelievable Record

New Delhi: Sri Lanka’s batting sensation Kamindu Mendis has achieved a remarkable milestone by reaching 1000 Test runs in just 13 innings, joining the elite club alongside the legendary Don Bradman. Mendis' incredible feat has solidified his status as a star player in international cricket.

Kamindu Mendis joins an elite club!

Reaching 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Test runs in just his 13th innings, he now shares this incredible feat with the legendary Don Bradman.

A phenomenal feat, making him the third-fastest ever and the quickest since 1949! What a star!#SLvNZ… pic.twitter.com/8vLBoKECs2

— Sri Lanka Cricket (@OfficialSLC) September 27, 2024

The 25-year-old broke the record previously held by Pakistan’s star cricketer Fawad Alam who got to the five-hundred mark in 22 innings, Kamindu Mendis has now joined another elite list at the fourth fastest in the all-time list of fastest batters to five test centuries.

On Thursday, Mendis created a world record for the most successive fifty-plus scores since debut, scoring eight half-centuries after his first match against Australia two years ago.