SLC remove five Indians over ‘match-fixing’ suspicions

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A Sri Lankan fan walking past a giant Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) hoarding at Chilaw Marians Cricket Grounds, Katunayake on 16th September.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) anti-corruption unit have removed five Indian nationals, who were witnessing the 3rd ODI match played between Sri Lanka Women’s team and India Women’s team on Sunday at Chilaw Marians Cricket Grounds, Katunayake.

Photos : Sri Lanka Women vs India Women – 3rd ODI

“The SLC Anti-Corruption Unit; with the help of the police; removed the five individuals from the stadium, when they observed that these individuals were behaving suspiciously (excessive usage of Mobile phones).” Sri Lanka Cricket stated in a press release.

Last month, two Indians were apprehended in Sri Lanka after officials spotted them behaving suspiciously and making repeated calls on their mobile phones during a domestic T20 tournament match.

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Since last month Sri Lanka Cricket has deployed more anti-corruption officials at match venues. Sri Lanka has also announced plans for tougher laws against sports corruption and a special police unit to deal with match-fixing following an Al-Jazeera documentary in May exposing corruption in global cricket in which three Sri Lankan officials were filmed agreeing to sway matches.

In the meantime, SLC Anti-Corruption Unit also notified the International Cricket Council of this incident.

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