| His 6 for 16 against Australia in 2011 made him the first bowler to take six wickets in a match in Twenty20 Internationals
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| Is one of three bowlers to take a five wicket haul in all three formats – Tests, ODIs and T20Is
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| Is the quickest to take 50 ODI wickets, taking only 19 matches to accomplish the feat
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| His 6 for 13 against India in 2008 Asia Cup final is the third-best bowling performance in a tournament final
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| Had a match tally of 8 for 132 on his Test debut against India at Colombo SSC – best figures by any Sri Lanka bowler on Test debut
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| With 26 wickets in the series, Mendis established a new record of most wickets by any bowler in a debut three-Test series
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| Made his T20I debut against Zimbabwe in 2008, claiming four of 15 off four overs and winning the man of the match award. He took another seven wickets in next two games.
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| Won the ICC Emerging Player of the Year award in 2008
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| Scored his maiden half century - 78 against India in 2010 at number 10. He faced the most balls of all the batsmen in the innings |
