Club: | Kandy Falcons |
Season: | 2024 |
Captain: | Wanindu Hasaranga |
Coach: | Mushtaq Ahmed |
Comp1: | Tournament performance |
Prevseason: | 2023 |
Nextseason: | 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]
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 |
Group stage | |||||||
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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) |