# Kandy Falcons in 2022

The Kandy Falcons (abbreviated as KF) is a franchise cricket team which competes in 2022 Lanka Premier League. The team is based in Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka. In November 2022, Kandy Falcons changed their name to Kandy Falcons. The team was captained by Wanindu Hasaranga and coached by Piyal Wijetunge.

## Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
* Ages given as of 6 December 2022, the date the first match was played in the tournament
| NO. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsman |||||||
| 18 | Pathum Nissanka | Sri Lanka | (1998-05-18)18 May 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | — | |
| 18 | Najibullah Zadran | Afghanistan | (1993-02-28)28 February 1993 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| 10 | Ashen Bandara | Sri Lanka | (1998-11-23)23 November 1998 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 67 | Janith Liyanage | Sri Lanka | (1995-07-12)12 July 1995 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 3 | Ashan Priyanjan | Sri Lanka | (1989-08-14)14 August 1989 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| | Kavin Bandara | Sri Lanka | (1997-08-20)20 August 1997 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 49 | Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | (1997-07-29)29 July 1997 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Captain |
| 17 | Isuru Udana | Sri Lanka | (1988-02-17)17 February 1988 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| 29 | Chamika Karunaratne | Sri Lanka | (1996-05-29)29 May 1996 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 21 | Kamindu Mendis | Sri Lanka | (1998-09-30)30 September 1998 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Ambidextrous off break | |
| 26 | Carlos Brathwaite | West Indies | (1988-07-18)18 July 1988 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| 97 | Fabian Allen | West Indies | (1995-05-07)7 May 1995 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Overseas player |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| 15 | Minod Bhanuka | Sri Lanka | (1995-04-29)29 April 1995 (aged 27) | Left-handed | — | |
| 72 | Andre Fletcher | West Indies | (1987-11-28)28 November 1987 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas player |
| | Lasith Abeyratne | Sri Lanka | (1993-05-23)23 May 1993 (aged 29) | Right-handed | — | |
| | Avishka Perera | Sri Lanka | (2001-04-26)26 April 2001 (aged 21) | Right-handed | — | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| | Malinda Pushpakumara | Sri Lanka | (1987-03-24)24 March 1987 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| | Ashian Daniel | Sri Lanka | (2001-02-20)20 February 2001 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| | Ahmed Daniyal | Pakistan | (1997-07-03)3 July 1997 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas player |
| 72 | Oshane Thomas | West Indies | (1997-02-18)18 February 1997 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas player |
| 99 | Matheesha Pathirana | Sri Lanka | (2002-12-18)18 December 2002 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |

## Administration and support staff

| Position | Name |
| Director of Cricket | Shyam Impett |
| Head coach | Piyal Wijetunge |
| Assistant coach | Tharanga Dhammika |
| Consultant coach | Sanath Jayasuriya |
| Fielding coach | Manoj Abeywickrama |

## Season standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 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 |
* The top four teams qualify for the playoffs
* Advance to Qualifier 1
* Advance to Eliminator

## League stage

* Match 2 6 December 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Kandy Falcons 199/1 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 90 (14.3 overs) |
| Andre Fletcher 102* (67) Seekkuge Prasanna 1/23 (3 overs) | | Angelo Mathews 26 (23) Wanindu Hasaranga 4/14 (3 overs) |
* Kandy Falcons won by 109 runs. Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota Umpires: Chandrika Amarasinghe (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Andre Fletcher (Kandy Falcons)
* Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 4 7 December 2022 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Galle Gladiators 121/8 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Falcons 123/5 (15 overs) |
| Movin Subasingha 40 (38) Carlos Brathwaite 4/14 (4 overs) | | Kamindu Mendis 44 (34) Nuwan Pradeep 2/34 (3 overs) |
* Kandy Falcons won by 5 wickets Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota Umpires: Chamara de Soysa (SL) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Carlos Brathwaite (Kandy Falcons)
* Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 6 10 December 2022 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Jaffna Kings 147/7 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Falcons 148/7 (20 overs) |
| Avishka Fernando 31 (26) Fabian Allen 2/23 (4 overs) | | Ashen Bandara 44* (39) Dunith Wellalage 2/17 (4 overs) |
* Kandy Falcons won by 3 wickets Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Chamika Karunaratne (Kandy Falcons)
* Kandy Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 9 12 December 2022 15:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Galle Gladiators 153/6 (20 overs) | v | Kandy Falcons 141/7 (20 overs) |
| Thanuka Dabare 70 (51) Carlos Brathwaite 3/17 (4 overs) | | Ashen Bandara 41* (30) Lakshan Sandakan 2/22 (4 overs) |
* Galle Gladiators won by 12 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi (SL) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Thanuka Dabare (Galle Gladiators)
* Galle Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 11 13 December 2022 15:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Kandy Falcons 193/3 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Aura 116 (14.2 overs) |
| Kamindu Mendis 58 (40) Chaturanga de Silva 1/26 (3 overs) | | Chaturanga de Silva 25 (15) Carlos Brathwaite 3/25 (3 overs) Chamindu Wijesinghe 3/25 (3 overs) |
* Kandy Falcons won by 77 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Ravindra Kottahachchi (SL) Player of the match: Kamindu Mendis (Kandy Falcons)
* Kandy Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 13 14 December 2022 15:00 (N) Scorecard
| Kandy Falcons 160/8 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 150/9 (20 overs) |
| Fabian Allen 47 (23) Dunith Wellalage 2/7 (4 overs) | | Sadeera Samarawickrama 48 (41) Carlos Brathwaite 4/18 (4 overs) |
* Kandy Falcons won by 10 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Chamara de Soysa (SL) Player of the match: Fabian Allen (Kandy Falcons)
* Kandy Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 16 17 December 2022 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Colombo Stars 106 (19.1 overs) | v | Kandy Falcons 108/1 (16 overs) |
| Angelo Mathews 41 (38) Chamika Karunaratne 4/11 (3.1 overs) | | Kamindu Mendis 51* (48) Suranga Lakmal 1/19 (2 overs) |
* Kandy Falcons won by 9 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Wayne Knights (NZ) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Chamika Karunaratne (Kandy Falcons)
* Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 18 18 December 2022 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Kandy Falcons 160/7 (20 overs) | v | Dambulla Aura 121/9 (20 overs) |
| Ashen Bandara 37 (31) Matthew Forde 2/16 (3 overs) | | Sikandar Raza 45 (33) Oshane Thomas 3/15 (4 overs) |
* Kandy Falcons won by 39 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Chamara de Soysa (SL) and Wayne Knights (NZ) Player of the match: Oshane Thomas (Kandy Falcons)
* Kandy Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.

## Playoffs
### Qualifier 1

* Match 21 21 December 2022 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Kandy Falcons 143/8 (20 overs) | v | Jaffna Kings 98/3 (11 overs) |
| Pathum Nissanka 35 (31) Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 3/30 (4 overs) | | Avishka Fernando 21 (11) Carlos Brathwaite 2/32 (3 overs) |
* Jaffna Kings won by 24 runs (DLS method) R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Vijayakanth Viyaskanth (Jaffna Kings)
* Kandy Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
* Jaffna Kings were set a revised target of 75 runs from 11 overs due to rain.
* Rain during Jaffna Kings's innings prevented any further play.

### Qualifier 2

* Match 23 22 December 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Kandy Falcons 168/6 (20 overs) | v | Colombo Stars 169/4 (18.5 overs) |
| Wanindu Hasaranga 77* (34) Kasun Rajitha 4/20 (4 overs) | | Charith Asalanka 64 (40) Kamindu Mendis 2/26 (4 overs) |
* Colombo Stars won by 6 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Wayne Knights (NZ) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Kasun Rajitha (Colombo Stars)
* Colombo Stars won the toss and elected to field.

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Matches | Runs | High score |
| Andre Fletcher | 9 | 266 | 102* |
| Kamindu Mendis | 10 | 260 | 58 |
| Ashen Bandara | 10 | 244 | 44 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo