Kandy

The team is made up of the top performers of the Major League Tournament and the Premier Limited Overs Tournament. Previously, the team used to take part in the inter-provincial tournaments till 2019. The team was formed in March 2017, when the Sri Lanka Cricket launched the Super Four Provincial Tournament for both longer version and limited overs cricket and announced Kandy District as one of the teams.

The inaugural List A match played by Kandy District was held on 15 March 2017 during the 2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament. The team competed in a first-class match for the first time on 30 March 2018, against Dambulla District in the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament. The first Twenty20 match was played by the team on 21 August 2018, against Dambulla in the 2018 SLC T20 League.

In January 2022, the SLC announced the addition of National Super League for both four-day and one-day cricket to its domestic structure, marking the return of Kandy in domestic cricket. Kandy District were crowned as the champions of the inaugural season of NSL 4-Day after the final match against Jaffna District was drawn and Kandy District won on first innings total.