<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Kusal Mendis News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news on player Kusal Mendis. All the latest 2026 Cricket articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>Kusal Mendis News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:12:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/cricket/player/kusal_mendis" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 09:57:18 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[AI Simulation, Sri Lanka vs England | Spin seals series win for Sri Lanka in Colombo]]></title><description><![CDATA[As per ChatGPT, Sri Lanka will clinch the ODI series against England with a narrow victory in the third and final match in Colombo. A first-innings total of 247 will prove enough on a slow surface, before spin bowling through the middle overs will drag England off course and secure an 18-run win.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2026/jan/27/ai-simulation-sri-lanka-vs-england-spin-seals-series-win-for-sri-lanka-in-colombo?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2026/jan/27/ai-simulation-sri-lanka-vs-england-spin-seals-series-win-for-sri-lanka-in-colombo?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 09:57:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Dunith_Wellalage_PAK_vs_SL_Colombo_Asia_Cup_AFP.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sri Lanka vs England 3rd ODI Preview | Series decider in Colombo]]></title><description><![CDATA[The series has reached a critical juncture after Sri Lanka and England swapped wins in the first two matches. And it all comes down to the final match of the series at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo in terms of both the overall outcome and the momentum that will either make or break a team's season.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2026/jan/27/sri-lanka-vs-england-3rd-odi-preview-series-decider-in-colombo?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2026/jan/27/sri-lanka-vs-england-3rd-odi-preview-series-decider-in-colombo?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 07:30:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Joe_Root.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan T20I Tri Series | Sri Lanka qualify for final with thrilling six-run win over Pakistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by six runs in the final league game of the T20I Tri Series in Rawalpindi on Thursday. Kamil Mishara’s swashbuckling half-century helped the visitors to a formidable total before Dushmantha Chameera ensured their passage into the final with a stunning four-wicket spell.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/nov/28/pak-vs-sl-chameera-and-mishara-help-sri-lanka-edge-past-pakistan-into-final-of-tri-series?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/nov/28/pak-vs-sl-chameera-and-mishara-help-sri-lanka-edge-past-pakistan-into-final-of-tri-series?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Venkateswaran N]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 06:12:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Dushmantha_Chameera_Asia_Cup.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preview: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | Pakistan keen to maintain unbeaten run in T20I series]]></title><description><![CDATA[The T20I Tri-Series 2025 moves to the sixth match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Pakistan is in great form with no losses yet in the tournament, while Sri Lanka have a do-or-die match ahead of them with a loss opening up the exit doors for them.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/nov/27/preview-pakistan-vs-sri-lanka-pakistan-keen-to-maintain-unbeaten-run-in-t-20-i-series?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/nov/27/preview-pakistan-vs-sri-lanka-pakistan-keen-to-maintain-unbeaten-run-in-t-20-i-series?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:23:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Babar_Azam_PAK_vs_SA_ODI.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sri Lanka and Pakistan Bring the Dhamaal Meme to Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Sri Lankan cricket team is back to its own country after having a rollercoaster ride in Pakistan. The team visited Pakistan for the T20I tri-series, but reportedly 16 of their players have now withdrawn from the tournament. Also, it seems that the team has just recreated the Dhamaal meme.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/nov/13/sri-lanka-and-pakistan-bring-the-dhamaal-meme-to-life?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/nov/13/sri-lanka-and-pakistan-bring-the-dhamaal-meme-to-life?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anupam Pandey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:18:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/sri_lanka_pakistan_dhamaal_meme_ndtv_sports.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ILT20 | Dinesh Karthik joins Sharjah Warriorz as replacement player]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dinesh Karthik was signed by Sharjah Warriorz on Tuesday to play in the fourth season of the International League T20. The former Indian wicketkeeper-batter came into the side as a replacement for Kusal Mendis, ahead of the inaugural player auction set to take place on October 1.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/sep/30/ilt-20-sharjah-warriorz-sign-dinesh-karthik-ahead-of-inaugural-auction?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/sep/30/ilt-20-sharjah-warriorz-sign-dinesh-karthik-ahead-of-inaugural-auction?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Venkateswaran N]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:32:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/dinesh_karthik_ipl_2023.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[India vs Sri Lanka, Preview | Super Four Match 6 will look to dominate after strong wins in the last round]]></title><description><![CDATA[India and Sri Lanka meet in Super Four Match 6 of the Asia Cup 2025.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/sep/23/super-four-match-6-will-look-to-dominate-after-strong-wins-in-the-last-round?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/sep/23/super-four-match-6-will-look-to-dominate-after-strong-wins-in-the-last-round?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:51:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/India-vs-Sri-Lanka-Preview.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, Super Four, Match 1 (B1 vs B2) – Asia Cup 2025 (20 September, Dubai)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka and Bangladesh kicked off the Super Four stage in Dubai.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/sep/22/sri-lanka-vs-bangladesh-super-four-match-1-b-1-vs-b-2?utm_medium=rss</link><guid 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type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Team Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, Preview | Match Will Look To Dominate After Record-Breaking Win In Last Game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka faces Bangladesh in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup 2025.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/sep/19/team-sri-lanka-vs-bangladesh-preview?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/sep/19/team-sri-lanka-vs-bangladesh-preview?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 12:13:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/team-sri-lanka-vs-bangladesh-preview.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong, Preview | Sri Lanka Aim To Bounce Back After Early Struggles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka faces Hong Kong in Match 8 of Group B in the Asia Cup 2025. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/sep/15/sri-lanka-vs-hong-kong-preview-sri-lanka-aim-to-bounce-back-after-early-struggles?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/sep/15/sri-lanka-vs-hong-kong-preview-sri-lanka-aim-to-bounce-back-after-early-struggles?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 09:38:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/sri-lanka-vs-hong-kong-preview-sri-lanka-aim-to-bounce-back-after-early-struggles.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Preview | Sri Lanka Will Look To Bounce Back, Bangladesh Aim To Prove Consistency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every ball will bring tension, every wicket will turn emotions, and by the end of the evening, one side will control Group B.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/sep/11/bangladesh-vs-sri-lanka-preview?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/sep/11/bangladesh-vs-sri-lanka-preview?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:21:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/bangladesh-vs-sri-lanka-preview.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka 2025 | Sri Lanka seal ODI series with clinical win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka won the three-match series with a comprehensive 99-run win against Bangladesh in the final ODI in Pallekele on Tuesday. Kusal Mendis starred with the bat with a sublime century while the pace duo of Asitha Fernando and Dushmantha Chameera picked up three wickets apiece.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/jul/09/sl-vs-ban-kusal-mendis-and-charith-asalanka-star-as-sri-lanka-win-third-odi-to-seal-series?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/jul/09/sl-vs-ban-kusal-mendis-and-charith-asalanka-star-as-sri-lanka-win-third-odi-to-seal-series?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Venkateswaran N]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 05:55:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Kusal_mendis_SL_vs_AUS_Colombo_DOI-1000x1000.webp" length="0" type="image/webp"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[GT vs MI | Twitter in disbelief as Kusal ridiculously steps on stumps to stamp down Gujarat hoeps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahead of the Eliminator between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans in Mullanpur, only 17 men had been hitwicket in IPL history. To join that limited list in a knockout with your wicket pivotal to the team is a nightmare no one wishes to endure, yet Kusal Mendis suffered such a cruel fate on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/may/30/gt-vs-mi-twitter-in-disbelief-as-kusal-ridiculously-steps-on-stumps-to-stamp-down-gujarat-hopes?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/may/30/gt-vs-mi-twitter-in-disbelief-as-kusal-ridiculously-steps-on-stumps-to-stamp-down-gujarat-hopes?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gantavya Adukia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 17:12:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Kusal_Mendis_GT_vs_MI_Elim_Mullanpur_IPL_BCCI.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[GT vs MI | Twitter shocked as Rohit rides Lady Fortune's coattails to survive two absolute sitters]]></title><description><![CDATA[The IPL on average sees only every fourth or fifth catch be dropped -- to have two occur within six balls thus is a statistical improbability. 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Yearning to grasp the ballooning ball and get rid of Usman Khawaja, the wicket-keeper was left looking ridiculous enough to draw laughter from his teammates even while the team struggled in Galle.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/jan/29/sl-vs-aus-twitter-in-splits-as-mosquito-killer-catching-technique-of-flailing-mendis-ends-with-despair?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2025/jan/29/sl-vs-aus-twitter-in-splits-as-mosquito-killer-catching-technique-of-flailing-mendis-ends-with-despair?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 08:22:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/Kusal_Mendis.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SL vs NZ | Mendis’ Grit and Theekshana’s all-round show sink Kiwis as Lankans seal series]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by three wickets in Pallekele and won the ODI series 2-0. 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Similarly, the usage of DRS turned Kusal Mendis’ ecstasy into silence during the fourth day of the England versus Sri Lanka first Test. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2024/aug/24/eng-vs-sl-twitter-reacts-to-kusal-mendis-ecstasy-cave-into-utter-silence-after-catching-failure?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2024/aug/24/eng-vs-sl-twitter-reacts-to-kusal-mendis-ecstasy-cave-into-utter-silence-after-catching-failure?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2024 14:44:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket-2023/ben%20duckett_england_srilanka.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nissanka returns, Tharaka earn maiden call-up as Sri Lanka announces squad for England tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cricket Sri Lanka has announced an 18-member squad for the England series with the first test beginning from August 21. 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