Before the tournament commenced, Mendis was being touted as Sri Lanka’s batsman to watch out for on the basis of the serious batting talent in his arsenal. In the game against South Africa though, all that promise vanished into thin air, as he was caught spectacularly by AB de Villiers for just 11.
When he came out to bat, the run rate was well over six, and he should have got in and played a real big one and not wasted the start from the openers.