Kandy Royals
Kandy based franchise cricket team of the Lanka Premier League
Kandy Royals, formerly known as Kandy Falcons (in 2022 and 2024), B-Love Kandy (2023), Kandy Warriors (2021), and Kandy Tuskers (2020), is 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.
Franchise History
2020 season
Chris Gayle signed up as the Marquee Overseas player and Kusal Perera as the Local Icon player for the inaugural edition of Lanka Premier League.
2021 season
In October 2021, the team changed their name to Kandy Warriors after changing owners.
2022 season
The team underwent three ownership and name changes in as many years. They further changed their name to Kandy Falcons in 2022. 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.
2023 season
In 2023, prior to the LPL auction, the franchise was bought by the B-Love network led by Omar Khan. With the new ownership, the name of the Kandy franchise was changed to B-Love Kandy. In that season, the Kandy franchise won its maiden Lanka Premier League title.
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