2022 season | |||
Coach | Piyal Wijetunge | ||
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Captain | Wanidu Hasaranga | ||
Tournament performance | Playoffs (3rd) | ||
Most runs | Andre Fletcher (265) | ||
Most wickets | Carlos Brathwaite (16) | ||
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The Kandy Falcons (abbreviated as KF) is a franchise cricket team which competes in 2022 Lanka Premier League. [1] The team is based in Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka. In November 2022, Kandy Falcons changed their name to Kandy Falcons. [2] The team was captained by Wanindu Hasaranga and coached by Piyal Wijetunge. [3]
NO. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsman | ||||||
18 | Pathum Nissanka | Sri Lanka | 18 May 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | — | |
18 | Najibullah Zadran | Afghanistan | 28 February 1993 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
10 | Ashen Bandara | Sri Lanka | 23 November 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
67 | Janith Liyanage | Sri Lanka | 12 July 1995 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
3 | Ashan Priyanjan | Sri Lanka | 14 August 1989 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Kavin Bandara | Sri Lanka | 20 August 1997 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
All-rounders | ||||||
49 | Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | 29 July 1997 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Captain |
17 | Isuru Udana | Sri Lanka | 17 February 1988 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | |
29 | Chamika Karunaratne | Sri Lanka | 29 May 1996 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
21 | Kamindu Mendis | Sri Lanka | 30 September 1998 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Ambidextrous off break | |
26 | Carlos Brathwaite | West Indies | 18 July 1988 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
97 | Fabian Allen | West Indies | 7 May 1995 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Overseas player |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
15 | Minod Bhanuka | Sri Lanka | 29 April 1995 (aged 27) | Left-handed | — | |
72 | Andre Fletcher | West Indies | 28 November 1987 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas player |
Lasith Abeyratne | Sri Lanka | 23 May 1993 (aged 29) | Right-handed | — | ||
Avishka Perera | Sri Lanka | 26 April 2001 (aged 21) | Right-handed | — | ||
Spin bowlers | ||||||
Malinda Pushpakumara | Sri Lanka | 24 March 1987 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | ||
Ashian Daniel | Sri Lanka | 20 February 2001 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
Pace bowlers | ||||||
Ahmed Daniyal | Pakistan | 3 July 1997 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas player | |
72 | Oshane Thomas | West Indies | 18 February 1997 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas player |
99 | Matheesha Pathirana | Sri Lanka | 18 December 2002 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
Position | Name |
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Director of Cricket | Shyam Impett |
Head coach | Piyal Wijetunge |
Assistant coach | Tharanga Dhammika |
Consultant coach | Sanath Jayasuriya |
Fielding coach | Manoj Abeywickrama |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Kandy Falcons (3rd) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1.884 |
2 | Jaffna Kings (C) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1.010 |
3 | Colombo Stars (R) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.847 |
4 | Galle Gladiators (4th) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −0.936 |
5 | Dambulla Aura | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −1.198 |
Kandy Falcons 199/1 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 90 (14.3 overs) |
Galle Gladiators 121/8 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Falcons 123/5 (15 overs) |
Jaffna Kings 147/7 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Falcons 148/7 (20 overs) |
Galle Gladiators 153/6 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Falcons 141/7 (20 overs) |
Kandy Falcons 193/3 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Aura 116 (14.2 overs) |
Kandy Falcons 160/8 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 150/9 (20 overs) |
Colombo Stars 106 (19.1 overs) | v | Kandy Falcons 108/1 (16 overs) |
Kandy Falcons 160/7 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Aura 121/9 (20 overs) |
Kandy Falcons 143/8 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 98/3 (11 overs) |
Kandy Falcons 168/6 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 169/4 (18.5 overs) |
Player | Matches | Runs | High score |
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Andre Fletcher | 9 | 266 | 102* |
Kamindu Mendis | 10 | 260 | 58 |
Ashen Bandara | 10 | 244 | 44 |
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