Kamindu Mendis became the fastest Asian batter to complete 1000 runs in Test cricket. He equalled Don Bradman on the list of batters with fewest innings to achieve the landmark in the traditional format.

Kamindu Mendis equaled Don Bradman’s record by becoming the joint third fastest to reach 1,000 Test runs, as Sri Lanka dominated New Zealand in the second Test. Declaring at 602-5 and leaving the Kiwis at 22-2,

Sri Lanka ended day 2 of the second Test match on top against New Zealand at the Galle International Stadium on Friday,7. Sri Lanka, riding on magnificent tons from Dinesh Chandimal, the in-form Kamindu Mendis and Kusal Mendis,

Kamindu Mendis of Sri Lanka becomes the joint third-fastest batsman to score 1,000 runs in Test cricket, matching a record set in 1949.

Sri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis reached 1000 Test runs in just 13 innings, matching Don Bradman's record. Mendis' unbeaten 182 against New Zealand, including 16 boundaries and four sixes, further solidified Sri Lanka's strong position in the Test series.

Kamindu Mendis registered his fifth Test century in his 13th innings to become the fastest Asian cricketer to reach five tons in red-ball cricket. Kamindu also equalled the legendary Don Bradman in the record for the fastest 1000 Test runs.

Kamindu Mendis waltzed to the 1000-run mark in his 13th Test innings, surpassing the Asian record held by former India batter Vinod Kambli who reached the mark in 14 innings while also equalling Don Bradman on the all-time list.

The hosts picked up where they left off on Thursday, with New Zealand offering little resistance as the run count continued to tick over

Don Bradman's record equalled by Kamindu Mendis. As per ESPNcricinfo, Mendis took 13 innings to reach the landmark of 1,000 runs. He is the fastest Sri Lankan batter to the milest

What is extraordinary about his achievement is that 634 of his current 1004 runs have come from a batting position of No. 7 or lower. This particular innings, however, came from No. 5, with Kamindu having moved up the order starting with this series.

Sri Lanka’s rising star Kamindu Mendis notched up another Test century as he brought up his fifth Test hundred in the ongoing Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Test at Galle. With this ton, Mendis etched his name in the record book as he went level with one of cricket’s greatest-ever,