B-Love Kandy in 2023

B-Love Kandy

2023 season
Coach	Mushtaq Ahmed
Captain	Wanindu Hasaranga
Tournament performance	Champions (1st title)
Most runs	Wanindu Hasaranga (279) [1]
Most wickets	Wanindu Hasaranga (19) [2]
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The B-Love Kandy (abbreviated as BLK) is a franchise cricket team that competed in 2023 Lanka Premier League. The team is based in Kandy, Central Province Sri Lanka. They changed their name to B-Love Kandy under new ownership, B-Love Network. ^[3] The team was captained by Wanindu Hasaranga ^[4] and coached by Mushtaq Ahmed. ^{[4] [5]}

On 20 August 2023, B-Love Kandy defeated Dambulla Aura by 5 wickets in the final, to win their maiden LPL title. ^{[6] [7]}

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Dambulla Aura (R)	8	6	2	0	12	0.793
2	Galle Titans (3rd)	8	4	4	0	8	0.353
3	B-Love Kandy (C)	8	4	4	0	8	0.185
4	Jaffna Kings (4th)	8	3	5	0	6	−0.179
5	Colombo Strikers	8	3	5	0	6	−1.215

Source: ESPN Cricinfo

• The top four teams qualified for the playoffs
•   Advance to Qualifier 1
•   Advance to Eliminator

League fixtures

Match 3 31 July 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Colombo Strikers 157/6 (20 overs)	v	B-Love Kandy 130/8 (20 overs)
Babar Azam 59 (52) Isuru Udana 3/39 (4 overs)		Angelo Mathews 25 (22) Matheesha Pathirana 3/24 (4 overs)

Colombo Strikers won by 27 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Chandrika Amarasinghe (SL) and Gazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match: Babar Azam (Colombo Strikers)

• Colombo Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 5 1 August 2023 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Galle Titans 180/5 (20 overs)	v	B-Love Kandy 97 (17.1 overs)
Tim Seifert 74 (39) Mohammad Hasnain 1/26 (4 overs)		Ashen Bandara 27 (19) Kasun Rajitha 2/8 (2 overs)

Galle Titans won by 83 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Chamara de Soysa (SL) and Gazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match: Tim Seifert (Galle Titans)

• Galle Titans won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 6 4 August 2023 15:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Dambulla Aura 156/6 (20 overs)	v	B-Love Kandy 160/3 (18.3 overs)
Dhananjaya de Silva 61 (39) Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/17 (4 overs)		Dinesh Chandimal 48 (29) Dhananjaya de Silva 1/16 (3 overs)

B-Love Kandy won by 7 wickets Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) and Gazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match: Mujeeb Ur Rahman (B-Love Kandy)

• Dambulla Aura won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 9 5 August 2023 19:30 Scorecard

B-Love Kandy 117/9 (20 overs)	v	Jaffna Kings 118/2 (13 overs)
Dunith Wellalage 38* (27) Wanindu Hasaranga 3/9 (4 overs)		Wanindu Hasaranga 52* (22) Nandre Burger 1/17 (2 overs)

B-Love Kandy won by 8 wickets Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Wanindu Hasaranga (B-Love Kandy)

• B-Love Kandy won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 12 8 August 2023 15:00 Scorecard

B-Love Kandy 203/5 (20 overs)	v	Galle Titans 114 (16.4 overs)
Wanindu Hasaranga 64 (27) Lahiru Samarakoon 2/31 (4 overs)		Lahiru Samarakoon 36 (25) Wanindu Hasaranga 4/17 (3.4 overs)

B-Love Kandy won by 89 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Ravindra Kottahachchi (SL) Player of the match: Wanindu Hasaranga (B-Love Kandy)

• Galle Titans won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 15 12 August 2023 15:00 Scorecard

B-Love Kandy 178/8 (20 overs)	v	Jaffna Kings 170/6 (20 overs)
Mohammad Haris 81 (51) Nuwan Thushara 3/31 (4 overs)		Shoaib Malik 55* (37) Angelo Mathews 3/10 (3 overs)

B-Love Kandy won by 8 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Chamara de Soysa (SL) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Mohammad Haris (B-Love Kandy)

• B-Love Kandy won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 18 13 August 2023 19:30 Scorecard

Colombo Strikers 169/9 (20 overs)	v	B-Love Kandy 160/8 (20 overs)
Pathum Nissanka 51 (38) Wanindu Hasaranga 2/21 (4 overs)		Wanindu Hasaranga 40 (21) Matheesha Pathirana 2/32 (4 overs)

Colombo Strikers won by 9 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Pathum Nissanka (Colombo Strikers)

• Colombo Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 19 14 August 2023 19:30 Scorecard

Dambulla Aura 162/7 (20 overs)	v	B-Love Kandy 142 (19.4 overs)
Avishka Fernando 41 (27) Nuwan Pradeep 3/35 (4 overs)		Dinesh Chandimal 50 (46) Dhananjaya de Silva 4/6 (2 overs)

Dambulla Aura won by 20 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Dhananjaya de Silva (Dambulla Aura)

• B-Love Kandy won the toss and elected to field.

Playoffs

Eliminator 17 August 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard

B-Love Kandy 188/8 (20 overs)	v	Jaffna Kings 127 (17.2 overs)
Mohammad Haris 79 (49) Nuwan Thushara 4/40 (4 overs)		Shoaib Malik 31 (23) Wanindu Hasaranga 6/9 (3.2 overs)

B-Love Kandy won by 61 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Wanindu Hasaranga (B-Love Kandy)

• Jaffna Kings won the toss and elected to field.

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Qualifier 2 19 August 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard

B-Love Kandy 157/7 (20 overs)	v	Galle Titans 123/8 (20 overs)
Wanindu Hasaranga 48 (30) Lahiru Kumara 2/21 (4 overs)		Sonal Dinusha 28 (32) Mohammad Hasnain 2/8 (3 overs)

B-Love Kandy won by 34 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Wanindu Hasaranga (B-Love Kandy)

• B-Love Kandy won the toss and elected to bat.

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Final 20 August 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Dambulla Aura 147/4 (20 overs)	v	B-Love Kandy 151/5 (19.5 overs)
Dhananjaya de Silva 40 (29) Chaturanga de Silva 2/25 (4 overs)		Kamindu Mendis 44 (37) Noor Ahmad 3/27 (4 overs)

B-Love Kandy won by 5 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL) Player of the match: Angelo Mathews (B-Love Kandy)

• Dambulla Aura won the toss and elected to bat.

References

1. "B-Love Kandy most runs in LPL 2023". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
2. "B-Love Kandy most wickets in LPL 2023". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
3. "LPL : New Kandy franchise owners announced". Newswire. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
4. "Captain Fantastic Wanindu Hasaranga". Zee news. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
5. "Sarfaraz Ahmed signed by B-Love Kandy for LPL 2023: Sources". Geosuper.tv. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
6. "Mathews ensures Kandy hold their nerve to take LPL title". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
7. "Angelo Mathews Sizzles As B-Love Kandy Wins LPL 2023 Title". India.com. Retrieved 21 August 2023.