Kandy Falcons, formerly known as Kandy Tuskers and Kandy Warriors, are a Sri Lankan franchise professional

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cricket team that competes in the

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(LPL), representing the city of

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, Sri Lanka which was founded in 2020.

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signed up as the marquee overseas player and

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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.

Seasons

2022 season

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as part of the pre-draft signing. Four West Indian players,

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, and

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were drafted in for the franchise later.

Current squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold. * denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection. * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.

Administration and support staff

Captains

Source
ESPNcricinfo
Last updated: 18 Dec 2021

Former players

Statistics

Most runs

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Last updated: 18 Dec 2021

Most wickets

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Last Updated:18 Dec 2021

Overall result

* Last updated : 23 December 2022 * Source

By opposition

* ''Last updated: 16 December 2022'' * Tied+Win - Counted as a win and Tied+Loss - Counted as a loss * Source : ESPNcricinfo

References

External links

Official Website
2020 establishments in Sri Lanka Cricket clubs established in 2020 Lanka Premier League teams {{SriLanka-sport-team-stub