Kandy cricket team

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The Kandy cricket team is a cricket team that plays first-class and List A cricket in the Sri Lankan inter-provincial competitions. [1] Though it is a district cricket team, it has no geographical base, rather 5 of the 26 clubs are clustered under this team. [2] The team takes part in the National Super League 4-Day Tournament and the National Super League Limited Over Tournament. [3] The team is made up of the top performers of the Major League Tournament and the Premier Limited Overs Tournament. [4] Previously, the team used to take part in the inter-provincial tournaments till 2019. The team was formed in March 2017, when the Sri Lanka Cricket launched the Super Four Provincial Tournament for both longer version and limited overs cricket and announced Kandy as one of the teams. [5] [6]

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The inaugural List A match played by Kandy was held on 15 March 2017 during the 2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament. [7] The team competed in a first-class match for the first time on 30 March 2018, against Dambulla in the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament. [8] The first Twenty20 match was played by the team on 21 August 2018, against Dambulla in the 2018 SLC T20 League. [9]

Formation

The team is formed of the following clubs:

Seasons

Super Four Provincial Tournament

SeasonLeague standingsRef
PWLDAPtsPos
2017–18 3003022.553rd [10]

National Super League 4-Day

SeasonLeague standingsNotesRef
PWLDAPtsPos
2021–224013056.512ndChampions
2022–234120127.7754th
202473202335th

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