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Kandy Falcons
2024 season
CoachMushtaq Ahmed
CaptainWanindu Hasaranga
← 2023 2025 →

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.

Squad

  • Sources: ESPNcricinfo, ThePapare.com
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •   denotes a player who was unavailable for rest of the season.
No. Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Year Signed Salary (US$) Notes
Batters
Shammu Ashan Sri Lanka (1998-01-09) 9 January 1998 (age 26) Right handed Right-arm off break 2024 5,000
Ashen Bandara Sri Lanka (1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 (age 26) Right handed Right-arm leg break 2024 28,000
72 Andre Fletcher Grenada (1987-11-28) 28 November 1987 (age 37) Right handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024 Direct signing Overseas
16 Dimuth Karunaratne Sri Lanka (1988-04-21) 21 April 1988 (age 36) Right handed Right-arm medium 2024 10,000
Pavan Rathnayake Sri Lanka (2002-08-24) 24 August 2002 (age 22) Right handed Right-arm off break 2024 5,000
Wicket-keepers
56 Dinesh Chandimal Sri Lanka (1989-11-18) 18 November 1989 (age 35) Right handed Right-arm off break 2024 40,000
29 Mohammad Haris Pakistan (2001-03-30) 30 March 2001 (age 23) Right handed Right-arm off break 2024 Direct signing Overseas
23 Azam Khan Pakistan (1998-08-10) 10 August 1998 (age 26) Right handed – 2024 50,000 Overseas
All-rounders
67 Salman Ali Agha Pakistan (1993-11-23) 23 November 1993 (age 31) Right handed Right-arm off break 2024 10,000 Overseas
49 Wanindu Hasaranga Sri Lanka (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 27) Right handed Right-arm leg break 2023 Retained Local Icon Player; Captain
69 Angelo Mathews Sri Lanka (1987-06-02) 2 June 1987 (age 37) Right handed Right-arm medium 2023 Retained Local Platinum Player
21 Kamindu Mendis Sri Lanka (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 26) Left handed Slow left-arm orthodox, Right-arm off break 2023 Retained
25 Ramesh Mendis Sri Lanka (1995-07-07) 7 July 1995 (age 29) Right handed Right-arm off break 2024 10,000
7 Dasun Shanaka Sri Lanka (1991-09-09) 9 September 1991 (age 33) Right handed Right-arm medium 2024 84,000
Chaturanga de Silva Sri Lanka (1990-01-17) 17 January 1990 (age 34) Left handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2024 30,000
Spin bowlers
85 Lakshan Sandakan Sri Lanka (1991-06-10) 10 June 1991 (age 33) Right handed Left-arm wrist spin 2024 20,000
Pace bowlers
Mohammad Ali Pakistan (1992-11-01) 1 November 1992 (age 32) Right handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024 10,000 Overseas
5 Dushmantha Chameera Sri Lanka (1992-01-11) 11 January 1992 (age 32) Right handed Right-arm fast 2023 Retained
71 Chamath Gomez Sri Lanka (2004-07-01) 1 July 2004 (age 20) Right handed Right-arm medium 2024 5,000
87 Mohammad Hasnain Pakistan (2000-04-05) 5 April 2000 (age 24) Right handed Right-arm fast 2023 30,000 Overseas
47 Shoriful Islam Bangladesh (2001-06-03) 3 June 2001 (age 23) Left handed Left-arm medium-fast 2024 30,000 Overseas
Kavindu Pathiratne Sri Lanka (2002-08-09) 9 August 2002 (age 22) Left handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024 5,000
65 Kasun Rajitha Sri Lanka (1993-06-01) 1 June 1993 (age 31) Right handed Right-arm medium-fast 2024 26,000

Season standing

League table

The top four teams qualified for the play-offs

Pos Team Pld W L Pts NRR Qualification
1 Galle Marvels (R) 8 5 3 10 −0.059 Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Jaffna Kings (C) 8 5 3 10 −0.392
3 Colombo Strikers (4th) 8 4 4 8 0.583 Advanced to Eliminator
4 Kandy Falcons (3rd) 8 3 5 6 0.033
5 Dambulla Sixers 8 3 5 6 −0.269
Source: ESPNCricinfo

Matches

  denotes the winning team.
  denotes the losing team.
Date Match No. Opponent Toss Result Man of the match Notes
Group stage
1 July 1 Dambulla Sixers Falcons elected to field. Falcons won by 6 wickets Dasun Shanaka (KF)
2 July 3 Colombo Strikers Falcons elected to field. Strikers won by 51 runs Shadab Khan (CS)
6 July 7 Colombo Strikers Falcons elected to field. Strikers won by 2 runs Matheesha Pathirana (CS)
7 July 9 Galle Marvels Marvels elected to field. Marvels won by 6 wickets Isuru Udana (GM)
9 July 11 Jaffna Kings Falcons elected to field. Falcons won by 7 wickets Dinesh Chandimal (KF)
10 July 14 Galle Marvels Marvels elected to field. Marvels won by 8 wickets Prabath Jayasuriya (GM)
13 July 15 Jaffna Kings Kings elected to field. Kings won by 4 wickets Jason Behrendorff (JK)
15 July 18 Dambulla Sixers Sixers elected to field. Falcons won by 54 runs Wanindu Hasaranga (KF)
Play-offs
18 July 22
(E) 		Colombo Strikers Falcons elected to field. Falcons won by 2 wickets Kamindu Mendis (KF)
20 July 23
(Q2) 		Jaffna Kings Falcons elected to field. Kings won by 1 run Kusal Mendis (JK)

Notes

  1. Shadab Khan became the first bowler from the Colombo Strikers to take a hat-trick.
  2. Pathum Nissanka (Jaffna Kings) scored his first century in T20s.
  3. The match was reduced to 7 overs per side due to rain.

References

  1. "LPL 2024 to be played from July 1 to July 21". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Captain Fantastic Wanindu Hasaranga". Zee news. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  3. "Pathirana, Udana, Janat the most expensive picks in LPL 2024 auction". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  4. "LPL 2024 Auction: Full Squads of all 5 Teams". ThePapare. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
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