# B-Love Kandy in 2023

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 after changing the owners. The team was captained by Wanindu Hasaranga and coached by Mushtaq Ahmed.
On 20 August 2023, B-Love Kandy defeated Dambulla Aura by 5 wickets in the final, to win their maiden LPL title.

## 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 |
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.