The Kandy Falcons (abbreviated as KAF) is a franchise cricket team that competed in 2024 Lanka Premier League. The team is based in Kandy, Central Province Sri Lanka. The team was captained by Wanindu Hasaranga and coached by Mushtaq Ahmed.
Sri Lanka Cricket severed the contract with B-Love Kandy in May 2024 citing breaches of contractual obligations. Management of the team passed on to the tournament organisers, the IPG Group. The franchisee B-Love Network is a Dubai-based cryptocurrency business.
Squad Sources: ESPNcricinfo, ThePapare.com Players with international caps are listed in bold Ages as of the first match of the season
No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleYear signedSalary (US$)Notes BattersShammu AshanRight handedRight-arm off break20245,000Ashen BandaraRight handedRight-arm leg break202428,00072Andre FletcherRight handedRight-arm medium-fast2024Direct signingOverseas16Dimuth KarunaratneRight handedRight-arm medium202410,000Pavan RathnayakeRight handedRight-arm off break20245,000 Wicket-keepers56Dinesh ChandimalRight handedRight-arm off break202440,00029Mohammad HarisRight handedRight-arm off break2024Direct signingOverseas23Azam KhanRight handed–202450,000Overseas All-rounders67Salman Ali AghaRight handedRight-arm off break202410,000Overseas49 Wanindu HasarangaRight handedRight-arm leg break2023RetainedLocal Icon Player; Captain69Angelo MathewsRight handedRight-arm medium2023 Retained Local Platinum Player21Kamindu MendisLeft handedSlow left-arm orthodox, Right-arm off break2023Retained25Ramesh MendisRight handedRight-arm off break202410,0007Dasun ShanakaRight handedRight-arm medium202484,000Chaturanga de SilvaLeft handedSlow left-arm orthodox202430,000 Spin bowlers85Lakshan SandakanRight handedLeft-arm wrist spin202420,000 Pace bowlersMohammad AliRight handedRight-arm medium-fast202410,000Overseas5Dushmantha ChameeraRight handedRight-arm fast2023Retained71Chamath Gomez Right handedRight-arm medium20245,00087Mohammad HasnainRight handedRight-arm fast202330,000Overseas47Shoriful IslamLeft handedLeft-arm medium-fast202430,000OverseasKavindu PathiratneLeft handedRight-arm medium-fast20245,00065Kasun RajithaRight handedRight-arm medium-fast202426,000
Season standing League table
Matches + denotes the winning team. denotes the losing team. Date Match No. Opponent Toss Result Man of the match NotesGroup stage1 July1Dambulla SixersFalcons elected to field.Falcons won by 6 wicketsDasun Shanaka (KF)2 July3Colombo StrikersFalcons elected to field.Strikers won by 51 runsShadab Khan (CS)6 July7Colombo StrikersFalcons elected to field.Strikers won by 2 runsMatheesha Pathirana (CS)7 July9Galle MarvelsMarvels elected to field.Marvels won by 6 wicketsIsuru Udana (GM)9 July11Jaffna KingsFalcons elected to field.Falcons won by 7 wicketsDinesh Chandimal (KF)10 July14Galle MarvelsMarvels elected to field.Marvels won by 8 wicketsPrabath Jayasuriya (GM)13 July15Jaffna KingsKings elected to field.Kings won by 4 wicketsJason Behrendorff (JK)15 July18Dambulla SixersSixers elected to field. Falcons won by 54 runsWanindu Hasaranga (KF)Play-offs18 July22 (E)Colombo StrikersFalcons elected to field.Falcons won by 2 wicketsKamindu Mendis (KF)20 July23 (Q2)Jaffna KingsFalcons elected to field.Kings won by 1 runKusal Mendis (JK)
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