Kandy Falcons in 2024
Kandy based franchise cricket team in Sri Lanka
2024 season | |||
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Coach | Mushtaq Ahmed | ||
Captain | Wanindu Hasaranga | ||
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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.[1] The team was captained by Wanindu Hasaranga[2] and coached by Mushtaq Ahmed.[2]
Squad
- Sources: ESPNcricinfo,[3] ThePapare.com[4]
- 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 |
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Batters | ||||||||
Shammu Ashan | (1998-01-09) 9 January 1998 (age 26) | Right handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | 5,000 | |||
Ashen Bandara | (1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 (age 25) | Right handed | Right-arm leg break | 2024 | 28,000 | |||
72 | Andre Fletcher | (1987-11-28) 28 November 1987 (age 36) | Right handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | Direct signing | Overseas | |
16 | Dimuth Karunaratne | (1988-04-21) 21 April 1988 (age 36) | Right handed | Right-arm medium | 2024 | 10,000 | ||
Pavan Rathnayake | (2002-08-24) 24 August 2002 (age 22) | Right handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | 5,000 | |||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
56 | Dinesh Chandimal | (1989-11-18) 18 November 1989 (age 34) | Right handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | 40,000 | ||
29 | Mohammad Haris | (2001-03-30) 30 March 2001 (age 23) | Right handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | Direct signing | Overseas | |
23 | Azam Khan | (1998-08-10) 10 August 1998 (age 26) | Right handed | – | 2024 | 50,000 | Overseas | |
All-rounders | ||||||||
67 | Salman Ali Agha | (1993-11-23) 23 November 1993 (age 30) | Right handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | 10,000 | Overseas | |
49 | Wanindu Hasaranga | (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 27) | Right handed | Right-arm leg break | 2023 | Retained | Local Icon Player; Captain | |
69 | Angelo Mathews | (1987-06-02) 2 June 1987 (age 37) | Right handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | Retained | Local Platinum Player | |
21 | Kamindu Mendis | (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 25) | Left handed | Slow left-arm orthodox, Right-arm off break | 2023 | Retained | ||
25 | Ramesh Mendis | (1995-07-07) 7 July 1995 (age 29) | Right handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | 10,000 | ||
7 | Dasun Shanaka | (1991-09-09) 9 September 1991 (age 33) | Right handed | Right-arm medium | 2024 | 84,000 | ||
Chaturanga de Silva | (1990-01-17) 17 January 1990 (age 34) | Left handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2024 | 30,000 | |||
Spin bowlers | ||||||||
85 | Lakshan Sandakan | (1991-06-10) 10 June 1991 (age 33) | Right handed | Left-arm wrist spin | 2024 | 20,000 | ||
Pace bowlers | ||||||||
Mohammad Ali | (1992-11-01) 1 November 1992 (age 31) | Right handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | 10,000 | Overseas | ||
5 | Dushmantha Chameera | (1992-01-11) 11 January 1992 (age 32) | Right handed | Right-arm fast | 2023 | Retained | ||
71 | Chamath Gomez | (2004-07-01) 1 July 2004 (age 20) | Right handed | Right-arm medium | 2024 | 5,000 | ||
87 | Mohammad Hasnain | (2000-04-05) 5 April 2000 (age 24) | Right handed | Right-arm fast | 2023 | 30,000 | Overseas | |
47 | Shoriful Islam | (2001-06-03) 3 June 2001 (age 23) | Left handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2024 | 30,000 | Overseas | |
Kavindu Pathiratne | (2002-08-09) 9 August 2002 (age 22) | Left handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | 5,000 | |||
65 | Kasun Rajitha | (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 |
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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
Date | Match No. | Opponent | Toss | Result | Man of the match | Notes |
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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) | [a] |
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) | [b] |
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) | [c] |
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
- ^ Shadab Khan became the first bowler from the Colombo Strikers to take a hat-trick.
- ^ Pathum Nissanka (Jaffna Kings) scored his first century in T20s.
- ^ The match was reduced to 7 overs per side due to rain.
References
- ^ "LPL 2024 to be played from July 1 to July 21". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Captain Fantastic Wanindu Hasaranga". Zee news. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Pathirana, Udana, Janat the most expensive picks in LPL 2024 auction". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "LPL 2024 Auction: Full Squads of all 5 Teams". ThePapare. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.