Kandy Falcons in 2024
Appearance
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[edit]
- 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 | 9 January 1998 | Right handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | 5,000 | |||
Ashen Bandara | 23 November 1998 | Right handed | Right-arm leg break | 2024 | 28,000 | |||
72 | Andre Fletcher | 28 November 1987 | Right handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | Direct signing | Overseas | |
16 | Dimuth Karunaratne | 21 April 1988 | Right handed | Right-arm medium | 2024 | 10,000 | ||
Pavan Rathnayake | 24 August 2002 | Right handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | 5,000 | |||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
56 | Dinesh Chandimal | 18 November 1989 | Right handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | 40,000 | ||
29 | Mohammad Haris | 30 March 2001 | Right handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | Direct signing | Overseas | |
23 | Azam Khan | 10 August 1998 | Right handed | – | 2024 | 50,000 | Overseas | |
All-rounders | ||||||||
67 | Salman Ali Agha | 23 November 1993 | Right handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | 10,000 | Overseas | |
49 | Wanindu Hasaranga | 29 July 1997 | Right handed | Right-arm leg break | 2023 | Retained | Local Icon Player; Captain | |
69 | Angelo Mathews | 2 June 1987 | Right handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | Retained | Local Platinum Player | |
21 | Kamindu Mendis | 30 September 1998 | Left handed | Slow left-arm orthodox, Right-arm off break | 2023 | Retained | ||
25 | Ramesh Mendis | 7 July 1995 | Right handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | 10,000 | ||
7 | Dasun Shanaka | 9 September 1991 | Right handed | Right-arm medium | 2024 | 84,000 | ||
Chaturanga de Silva | 17 January 1990 | Left handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2024 | 30,000 | |||
Spin bowlers | ||||||||
85 | Lakshan Sandakan | 10 June 1991 | Right handed | Left-arm wrist spin | 2024 | 20,000 | ||
Pace bowlers | ||||||||
Mohammad Ali | 1 November 1992 | Right handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | 10,000 | Overseas | ||
5 | Dushmantha Chameera | 11 January 1992 | Right handed | Right-arm fast | 2023 | Retained | ||
71 | Chamath Gomez | 1 July 2004 | Right handed | Right-arm medium | 2024 | 5,000 | ||
87 | Mohammad Hasnain | 5 April 2000 | Right handed | Right-arm fast | 2023 | 30,000 | Overseas | |
47 | Shoriful Islam | 3 June 2001 | Left handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2024 | 30,000 | Overseas | |
Kavindu Pathiratne | 9 August 2002 | Left handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | 5,000 | |||
65 | Kasun Rajitha | 1 June 1993 | Right handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | 26,000 |
Season standing[edit]
League table[edit]
The top four teams qualified for the play-offs
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Jaffna Kings | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0.389 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
2 | Galle Marvels | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0.087 | |
3 | Colombo Strikers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.067 | Advance to Eliminator |
4 | Dambulla Sixers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −0.171 | |
5 | Kandy Falcons | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | −0.403 |
Updated to match(es) played on 13 July 2024. Source: ESPNCricinfo
Matches[edit]
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 | Dambulla Sixers |
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
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