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Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Former Sri Lankan cricketer Sachithra Senanayake prosecuted for match-fixing
Sri Lanka's former spin bowler Sachithra Senanayake was formally indicted on Thursday on charges of match-fixing during the 2020 Lanka Premier League (LPL). The 40-year-old, who has refuted the charges against him, was indicted before the high court in the southern city of Hambantota. He is the first national-level player to be prosecuted under the country's recently introduced anti-corruption law, according to PTI. Senanayake is accused of influencing two Lanka Premier League players to fix matches. He was arrested in 2023, but is currently on bail. Also Read | Former Sri Lanka and KKR cricketer Sachithra Senanayake arrested over match-fixing accusations According to local media reports, he had approached another national player, Tharindu Ratnayake, who was playing for the Colombo Kings at the time. "Senanayake is also alleged to have contacted two other cricketers participating in the inaugural LPL in 2020 via telephone from Dubai, attempting to persuade them to engage in match-fixing," a report in the Sri Lankan 'Daily Mirror' stated. Also Read | Sri Lanka spinner Senanayake banned over action Senanayake last played for Sri Lanka in 2016 and has made 74 international appearances. He also played eight matches for the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2023. In the same year, he was also banned from travelling overseas by a local court. According to AFP, Senanayake could be convicted and face a maximum of 10 years in jail, a fine of up to 100 million rupees ($333,000), or both. In February, Bangladesh's Shohely Akhter received a ban of five years from all cricket matches after the International Cricket Council (ICC) found her guilty of match-fixing. She breached five provisions of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code, becoming the first female cricketer to be banned for corruption. The off-spinner, who represented Bangladesh in 13 T20Is and two ODIs, admitted to all the offences.
Int'l Cricket Council
11-02-2025
- Sport
- Int'l Cricket Council
Shohaly Akhter banned for five years under ICC anti-corruption code
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned Bangladesh player Shohaly Akhter from all cricket for five years after she admitted breaching five provisions of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. Shohaly admitted to being in breach of the following provisions of the Code: Article 2.1.1: Fixing or contriving in any way or otherwise influencing improperly or being a party to any agreement or effort to fix or contrive in any way or otherwise influence improperly, the result, progress, conduct or any other aspect of any International Match, including (without limitation) by deliberately underperforming therein . Article 2.1.3: S eeking, accepting, offering or agreeing to accept any bribe or other Reward to (a) fix or to contrive in any way or otherwise to influence improperly the result, progress, conduct or any other aspect of any International Match or (b) to ensure for Betting or other corrupt purposes the occurrence of a particular incident in an International Match. Article 2.1.4: Directly or indirectly soliciting, inducing, enticing, instructing, persuading, encouraging or intentionally facilitating any Participant to breach any of the foregoing provisions of this Article 2.1 . Article 2.4.4: Failing to disclose to the ACU (without unnecessary delay) full details of any approaches or invitations received by the Participant to engage in Corrupt Conduct under the Anti-Corruption Code . Article 2.4.7: Obstructing or delaying any investigation that may be carried out by the ACU in relation to possible Corrupt Conduct under the Anti-Corruption Code (by any Participant), including (without limitation) concealing, tampering with or destroying any documentation or other information that may be relevant to that investigation and/or that may be evidence of or may lead to the discovery of evidence of Corrupt Conduct under the Anti-Corruption Code. Having admitted the charges, Shohaly accepted a sanction of a five-year period of ineligibility starting 10 February 2025. The charges relate to corrupt approaches made in relation to matches in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 held in South Africa. The ICC Anti-Corruption Code and the complete Agreed Sanction decision (which has been redacted to protect the identities of the ICC's witnesses and other third parties) can be found here. ENDS
