Former cricketer Sachithra Senanayake has been remanded on charges of match-fixing during the Lanka Premier League (LPL).
The Colombo Chief Magistrate remanded the former cricketer until September 15 after he was produced in court today.
Sachithra Senanayake was arrested earlier today after surrendering to the Special Investigation Unit of the Sports Ministry.
He is accused of trying to fix matches during the Lanka Premier League (LPL) in 2020.
It is alleged that Senanayake had approached two cricketers in the first edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) in 2020 via telephone from Dubai to fix matches.
In August 2023, the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court imposed a three-month travel ban on the former cricketer after a probe was launched into match-fixing allegations.
The former off-spinner has denied all the allegations, claiming them as baseless charges aimed at defaming him and his family.
Sachithra Senanayake (38) has played one Test, 49 ODIs and 24 T20 Internationals for Sri Lanka between 2012 and 2016. (NewsWire)