Kandy Falcons

Kandy Falcons (in 2022 and since 2024), formerly known as B-Love Kandy (2023), Kandy Warriors (2021), and Kandy Tuskers (2020), are a Sri Lankan franchise professional Twenty20 cricket team founded in 2020 that competes in the Lanka Premier League (LPL), representing the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. Chris Gayle signed up as the marquee overseas player and Kusal Perera as the local icon Player.^[2][3] In October 2021, the team changed their name to Kandy Warriors after changing owners.^[4]

Kandy Falcons

League	Lanka Premier League
Personnel
Captain	Wanindu Hasaranga
Coach	Piyal Wijetunge[1]
Team information
City	Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka
Colors	Red
Founded	2020: Kandy Tuskers 2021: Kandy Warriors 2022 & 2024: Kandy Falcons 2023: B-Love Kandy
Home ground	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Capacity	35,000
History
LPL wins	1
T20I kit

Franchise History

2020 season

Main article: Kandy Tuskers in 2020

2021 season

Main article: Kandy Warriors in 2021

2022 season

Main article: Kandy Falcons in 2022

The team underwent three ownership and name changes in as many years. They further changed their name to Kandy Falcons in 2022.^[5] The team signed Wanindu Hasaranga as part of the pre-draft signing.^[6] Four West Indian players, Carlos Brathwaite, Fabian Allen, Oshane Thomas and Andre Fletcher were drafted in for the franchise later.^[7]

2023 season

Main article: B-Love Kandy in 2023

In 2023, prior to the LPL auction, the franchise was bought by the B-Love network led by Omar Khan.^[8] With the new ownership, the name of the Kandy franchise was changed to B-Love Kandy. In that season, the Kandy franchise won its maiden Lanka Premier League title.^[9]

2024 season

Main article: Kandy Falcons in 2024

Sri Lanka Cricket severed the contract with B-Love Kandy in May 2024 citing breaches of contractual obligations. Management of the team passed on to the tournament organisers, the IPG Group. The franchisee B-Love Network is a Dubai-based cryptocurrency business.^[10] However, B-Love Kandy participated in the player auction two days later.^[11]

Current squad

• Sources: ESPNcricinfo,^[12] ThePapare.com^[13]
• Players with international caps are listed in bold.
•   denotes a player who was unavailable for rest 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 (age 27)	Right handed	Right-arm off break	2024	5,000
	Ashen Bandara	Sri Lanka	(1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 (age 26)	Right handed	Right-arm leg break	2024	28,000
72	Andre Fletcher	West Indies	(1987-11-28) 28 November 1987 (age 37)	Right handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2024	Direct signing	Overseas
16	Dimuth Karunaratne	Sri Lanka	(1988-04-21) 21 April 1988 (age 37)	Right handed	Right-arm medium	2024	10,000
	Pavan Rathnayake	Sri Lanka	(2002-08-24) 24 August 2002 (age 22)	Right handed	Right-arm off break	2024	5,000
Wicket-keepers
56	Dinesh Chandimal	Sri Lanka	(1989-11-18) 18 November 1989 (age 35)	Right handed	Right-arm off break	2024	40,000
29	Mohammad Haris	Pakistan	(2001-03-30) 30 March 2001 (age 24)	Right handed	Right-arm off break	2024	Direct signing	Overseas
23	Azam Khan	Pakistan	(1998-08-10) 10 August 1998 (age 26)	Right handed	–	2024	50,000	Overseas
All-rounders
67	Salman Ali Agha	Pakistan	(1993-11-23) 23 November 1993 (age 31)	Right handed	Right-arm off break	2024	10,000	Overseas
49	Wanindu Hasaranga	Sri Lanka	(1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 27)	Right handed	Right-arm leg break	2023	Retained	Local Icon Player; Captain
69	Angelo Mathews	Sri Lanka	(1987-06-02) 2 June 1987 (age 37)	Right handed	Right-arm medium	2023	Retained	Local Platinum Player
21	Kamindu Mendis	Sri Lanka	(1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 26)	Left handed	Slow left-arm orthodox, Right-arm off break	2023	Retained
25	Ramesh Mendis	Sri Lanka	(1995-07-07) 7 July 1995 (age 29)	Right handed	Right-arm off break	2024	10,000
7	Dasun Shanaka	Sri Lanka	(1991-09-09) 9 September 1991 (age 33)	Right handed	Right-arm medium	2024	84,000
	Chaturanga de Silva	Sri Lanka	(1990-01-17) 17 January 1990 (age 35)	Left handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	2024	30,000
Spin bowlers
85	Lakshan Sandakan	Sri Lanka	(1991-06-10) 10 June 1991 (age 33)	Right handed	Left-arm wrist spin	2024	20,000
Pace bowlers
	Mohammad Ali	Pakistan	(1992-11-01) 1 November 1992 (age 32)	Right handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2024	10,000	Overseas
5	Dushmantha Chameera	Sri Lanka	(1992-01-11) 11 January 1992 (age 33)	Right handed	Right-arm fast	2023	Retained
71	Chamath Gomez	Sri Lanka	(2004-07-01) 1 July 2004 (age 20)	Right handed	Right-arm medium	2024	5,000
87	Mohammad Hasnain	Pakistan	(2000-04-05) 5 April 2000 (age 25)	Right handed	Right-arm fast	2023	30,000	Overseas
47	Shoriful Islam	Bangladesh	(2001-06-03) 3 June 2001 (age 23)	Left handed	Left-arm medium-fast	2024	30,000	Overseas
	Kavindu Pathiratne	Sri Lanka	(2002-08-09) 9 August 2002 (age 22)	Left handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2024	5,000
65	Kasun Rajitha	Sri Lanka	(1993-06-01) 1 June 1993 (age 31)	Right handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2024	26,000

Seasons

Year	League table standing	Final standing
2020	5th out of 5	League stage
2021	5th out of 5	League stage
2022	1st out of 5	Playoffs
2023	3rd out of 5	Champions
2024	4th out of 5	3rd

Captains

No.	Player	From	To	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Win%
1	Kusal Perera	2020	2020	8	2	5	1	0	31.25
2	Angelo Perera	2021	2021	8	2	6	0	0	25.00
3	Wanindu Hasaranga	2022	present	19	13	6	0	0	68.42
4	Angelo Mathews	2023	2023	1	1	0	0	0	100.00

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 18 December 2021

Team identity

Anthem

Year	Anthem	Artist(s)
2021		Isuru Withanage, Shanthi Sri, Gayana Lewke, Chan Chan
2023		Isuru Withanage, Ishari Munasingha, Chan Chan, Jay DC
2024		Isuru Withanage, Chan Chan, Shanthi Sri

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Year	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor (front)	Shirt sponsor (back)	Chest branding
2020		JAT Paints	—
2021		FairPlay News	Safexpay	—
2022	Speed Sports	MazaPlay
2023		BFICoin		Super11
2024	SPD Clothing	—