Did not score a single run in 50 balls, still scored a century, this batsman thrashed the Australian bowlers

Sri Lanka vs Australia, 2nd ODI: Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batsman Kusal Mendis has once again proved his talent by scoring an amazing century. This right-handed batsman scored a brilliant century in the second and last ODI match played in Colombo. Kusal Mendis scored 101 runs in 115 balls. Mendis' strike rate was more than 87 and the big thing is that this player scored a century without hitting a single six in his innings. What is even more interesting is that this player did not score a single run in 50 out of 115 balls.

Mendis played 50 dot balls

When Kusal Mendis came to the crease, the Australian fast bowlers had a lot of dominance. They were getting a lot of help from the pitch. The Sri Lankan team lost the wicket of Pathum Nissanka early. This player was able to score only 6 runs in 20 balls. But after this, Kusal Mendis and Nishan Madushka batted brilliantly and saved Sri Lanka from trouble. However, during this time Kusal Mendis played a lot of dot balls. This player did not score any runs in a total of 50 balls in his innings. However, despite this, Mendis scored a half-century in fifty balls and he managed to score a century in 113 balls.

Mendis' innings is special

Due to this century of Mendis, the Sri Lankan team managed to score 281 runs in 50 overs. However, captain Charit Asalanka also played a brilliant innings of 78 runs and Madushka scored 51 runs. Janith Liyanage also played an unbeaten innings of 32 runs. Mendis' century was also special because he has scored 8 centuries in all formats since the year 2020. He has a total of 5 centuries in ODIs. Along with this, he has also scored 10 centuries in Tests. Sri Lanka's team has defeated Australia in the first ODI, it has taken a 1-0 lead in the series. If it wins the second ODI, then the series will be in its name.