# 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. In October 2021, the team changed their name to Kandy Warriors after changing owners. They further changed their name to Kandy Falcons in 2022.
In 2023, prior to the LPL auction, the franchise was bought by the B-Love network led by Omar Khan.

## 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 |

### 2022 season

The team underwent three ownership and name changes in as many years. In the 2022 edition, the team signed Wanindu Hasaranga as part of the pre-draft signing. Four West Indian players, Carlos Brathwaite, Fabian Allen, Oshane Thomas, and Andre Fletcher were drafted in for the franchise later.

### 2024 season

Sri Lanka Cricket severed the contract with B-Love Kandy in May 2024 citing breaches of contractual obligations. The franchisee B-Love Network is a Dubai-based cryptocurrency business. However, B-Love Kandy participated in the player auction two days later.

## Current squad

* Sources: ESPNcricinfo, ThePapare.com
* 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 | Grenada | (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 36) | 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 23) | 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 24) | 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 | |

## 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

## 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 | MazaPlay | |
| 2023 | | BFICoin | BFICoin | |
| 2024 | SPD Clothing | — | — | — |