This foreign player of GT created unique history in IPL as soon as he made her debut in an eliminator match against Mumbai Indians
Playing for the Gujarat Titans in the Eliminator of IPL 2025, this foreign player did something that had never happened till now. Even before the match against Mumbai, he confirmed his place in history. His move has become special in IPL books.
The IPL 2025 eliminator match is being played between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Stadium in New Chandigarh. Even before the match, Gujarat has become a special record for Titans. Kusal Mendis has got a chance in the team, who is also doing wicketkeeping in this match.
Kusal Mendis has become the first foreign player in the history of IPL, who has made her debut in the playoff match. He has entered the team in place of Jose Butler, which is not available due to international duty. With this, Mendis has become the second Sri Lankan player to play for the Gujarat Titans. Earlier, Dasun Shanaka played IPL for GT.
Significantly, before the IPL, Mendis performed brilliantly in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). He scored 143 runs there at an average of 35.75. Now GT’s hopes have a special innings with his bat.
Teams for this match
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma.
Impact Players: Krishnan Srijit, Raghu Sharma, Robin Minj, Ashwini Kumar, Rece Topley.
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (Captain), Sai Sudarshan, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Shah Rukh Khan, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravishianivasan Sai Kishore, Garald Koetji, Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna.
Impact Players: Sherfen Rutherford, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomor, Jayant Yadav, Arshad Khan.
