Former Sri Lanka cricketer Sachithra Senanayake was served indictments under the Prevention of Sports-Related Corruption Act on charges linked to match-fixing, the Attorney General’s Department said.

The case was taken up before the Hambantota High Court, where indictments were formally served. The court ordered Senanayake to provide fingerprints and released him on two personal bail bonds of Rs. 1 million each.

The charges relate to the Lanka Premier League matches between Nov. 21–22 in 2020.

Senanayake is accused of attempting to influence Colombo Kings player Tarindu Ratnayake by persuading him not to disclose an alleged offer to the International Cricket Council’s Anti-Corruption Unit, while also providing guidance and encouragement to support the attempt. (Newswire)

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Former Sri Lankan cricketer Sachithra Senanayake who was arrested and remanded over match fixing allegations, has been granted bail.

The former off-spinner was granted bail by the Colombo Chief Magistrates Court today. 

Sachithra Senanayake was arrested earlier this month (Sep 06) 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 LPL in 2020 via telephone from Dubai to fix matches.

He was brought before the Government Analyst Department on September 13 for a voice test related to the audio tape received in connection to the match-fixing allegations. He was later remanded until today (Sep 25).

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)

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Former Sri Lankan cricketer Sachithra Senanayaka who was arrested over match fixing allegations has been further remanded.

Sachithra Senanayake was remanded until September 25 by Colombo Chief Magistrate Prasanna Alwis today. 

He was brought before the Government Analyst Department on Wednesday (Sep 13) for a voice test related to the audio tape received in connection to the match-fixing allegations. 

Sachithra Senanayake was arrested earlier this month (Sep 06) 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 LPL in 2020 via telephone from Dubai to fix matches.

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)

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Former Sri Lankan cricketer Sachithra Senanayake, who is in remand custody over match fixing allegations, was brought before the Government Analyst Department today (Sep 13). 

According to media reports, the former cricketer was produced at the Government Analyst Department based on an order issued by the Colombo Chief Magistrate.

Sachithra Senanayake appeared before the Government Analyst Department for a voice test related to the audio tape received in connection to the match-fixing allegations. 

The Attorney General had requested the court to issue an order to subject the audio tape for a voice test to ascertain Sachithra Senanayake’s involvement.

Taking into consideration the request, the Colombo Chief Magistrate had ordered for the former cricketer to be subjected for a voice test by the Government Analyst Department.

He was produced before the Government Analyst Department under Police security this morning.

Sachithra Senanayake was arrested earlier this month (Sep 06) 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 LPL in 2020 via telephone from Dubai to fix matches.

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)

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Investigations into match-fixing allegations against former Sri Lankan cricketer Sachithra Senanayake have uncovered the involvement of an individual from the Wattala area, it was reported. 

Senanayake who was arrested after surrendering to the Special Investigation Unit of the Sports Ministry yesterday (Sep 06) was remanded until September 15 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate.

The Magistrate also directed the prison superintendent to take the suspect to the Government Analyst for the examination of an audio tape related to the match-fixing allegation.

Senanayake is accused of trying to fix matches during the Lanka Premier League (LPL) in 2020. It is alleged that he had approached two cricketers in the first edition of the LPL in 2020 via telephone from Dubai to fix matches.

According to Daily News, Sachithra Senanayake had informed the court that a person from Wattala had given a bottle of Whiskey to Tharindu Ratnayake, a cricketer who was approached in the match-fixing attempt. 

He further informed the court that the said individual would be brought to the investigation unit within seven days. However, Sachinthra Senanayake was remanded after taking into consideration his ability to influence other witnesses.

Deputy Solicitor General Dileepa Peiris told the court that the investigations have revealed that the suspect had motivated Tharindu Ratnayake and Dhammika Prasad to fix a match. 

These players had been called via WhatsApp through international bookies and instructed to compete in a way that does not affect the competition and to act in a biased manner, saying that they would also pay in dollars for doing that.

Sachithra Senanayake had pressured the players to delete the relevant messages after these players did not comply and said that if they acted according to the instructions of the bookies, they would be paid 40,000 to 60,000 dollars, he further said. 

Stating that the suspect uses three mobile phones, the Deputy Solicitor General said the mobile phone most required for the investigation was not handed over to the investigators and a statement had been given that it had fallen into a river and was misplaced.

According to Deputy Solicitor General Dileepa Peiris who represented the Attorney General, this is the first case under the Prevention of Sports Offences Act 2019. 

Investigations had been launched into match-fixing allegations after Dhammika Prasad had in December 2022, complained to the International Cricket Council and requested Court orders to record the WhatsApp call with Sachithra Senanayake and send the recording to the Government Analyst. (NewsWire)

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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)

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