#1 In the footsteps of Mahela and Sanga
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A lot was said in the lead-up to the match about Sri Lanka’s unenviable plight of having to withstand a grueling transition period. Massive question marks were raised on some of their younger guys.
However, 21-year-old Kusal Mendis showed the way with a stirring fightback in the second innings when Australia had their foot on Sri Lanka’s throat. Unaffected by the regular fall of wickets around him, the right-hander played without any inhibition.
Employing the sweep stroke to good effect, he thwarted the Aussie spinners by scoring at a healthy clip. Armed with a coherent technique against the pacers, Mendis was the difference between the two sides.
His blistering knock earned him the Man of the Match award as well as high praise from his coach and captain. Indeed, there is life after Mahela and Sanga.
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