Archive · 5 Jun 2025
Sachithra Senanayake Indicted for Match-Fixing
Former Sri Lankan cricketer Sachithra Senanayake, who won the 2014 T20 World Cup, is in trouble.
He's been charged with trying to fix a match.
He allegedly tried to convince another player to cheat during a cricket league in 2020.
This is a first for Sri Lanka under their new anti-corruption rules.
Senanayake played for Sri Lanka from 2012 to 2016 and was arrested in 2023.
He also contacted two other players to fix matches.
He also played for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL.
Sachithra Senanayake, former Sri Lankan cricketer, has been indicted for match-fixing.
The charges relate to attempting to lure a player during the 2020 Lanka Premier League (LPL).
This is the first match-fixing indictment of a national-level cricketer under Sri Lanka's new anti-corruption law.
Senanayake contacted two other cricketers to engage in match-fixing via telephone from Dubai.
Senanayake played for Sri Lanka from 2012-2016 and was part of the 2014 T20 World Cup-winning squad.
- Who
- Sachithra Senanayake
- What
- Attempted to lure a player for match-fixing.
- When
- During the 2020 Lanka Premier League (LPL).
- Where
- Hambantota High Court, Sri Lanka
- Why
- To engage in match-fixing.
- Defendant
- Sachithra Senanayake
- Charges
- Match-fixing
- League
- Lanka Premier League (2020)
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Role
- Former Sri Lanka off-spinner
- Playing Years
- 2012-2016
- Arrest
- Arrested in 2023
- IPL Team
- Kolkata Knight Riders
