Balapuwaduge Manukulasuriya Amith Jeevan Mendis (born January 15, 1983 in Colombo) is a Sri Lankan international cricketer. A left-handed batsman, he debuted in 2000/01 and the following season captained the Under-19 team to victory in a one-day game. He represented the Sri Lankan A side in 2005. He made his One Day International debut against Zimbabwe in a tri-series game in Bulawayo on 1 June 2010, playing alongside Ajantha Mendis. He has also played for Dhaka Dynamites in Bangladesh's NCL T20 Bangladesh.
In the opening match of T20 World Cup 2012 against Zimbabwe at Hambantota, he came to the crease at 82/3 after 11.3 overs and scored a brilliant 43* from 30 balls (4 fours & a six) and scripted a game-changing 94 run partnership of 49 balls with Kumar Sangakkara (44 off 26 balls) to help his side reach 182/4. With the ball, he took 3/24 from his 4 overs & ably assisted spin partner Ajantha Mendis who took a record 6/8 from his 4 overs.