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