Sri Lanka’s Jeevan Mendis has been picked to play in the South African city-based T20 league named Mzansi Super League (MSL).
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The 6-team, month long league is scheduled to begin on the 16th November and will conclude on the 16th December.
Mendis was picked by Tshwane Spartans in the 3rd round of the player draft which happened today in South Africa. Star Internationals, AB de Villiers and Eoin Morgan, will also play alongside Mendis for the Spartans.
Round 3 #MSLT20 Draft picks:
Cape Town Blitz: Samuel Badree
Tshwane Spartans: Jeewan Mendis
NMB Giants: Junior Dala
Durban Heat: Kyle Abbott
Jozi Stars: Daniel Christian
Paarl Rocks: Aiden Markram— Mzansi Super League (@MSL_T20) October 17, 2018
Mendis is also the only Sri Lankan player to feature in the inaugural edition of the MSL. The 35-year old all-rounder last played in the recently concluded Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy representing the Afghan T20 franchise, Boost Defenders.
Head Coach Mark Boucher was highly impressed by Jeewan Mendis in the recent #AbuDhabiT20. #TshwaneSpartans here is your front-line spinner ?. #BornOfUs #MSLT20 ? pic.twitter.com/F0FNMna9VT
— Tshwane Spartans (@SpartansMSLT20) October 17, 2018
His last appearance in the Sri Lankan jersey was in the Nidahas Trophy hosted by Sri Lanka. Since then he has found himself out of the Sri Lankan national set-up.
The experienced Sri Lankan T20 specialist has played in 139 T20 matches around the world including 22 T20 Internationals and 117 T20 matches in many leagues all over the world.
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