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Kandy Falcons in 2024

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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.[1] The team was captained by Wanindu Hasaranga[2] and coached by Mushtaq Ahmed.[2]

Squad

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  • Sources: ESPNcricinfo,[3] ThePapare.com[4]
  • 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

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League table

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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

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  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) [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

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  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

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  1. ^ "LPL 2024 to be played from July 1 to July 21". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "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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