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The investigation reports of the committee, which includes Cricket and Football, were handed over to the Special Investigation Unit (SUI).

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October 4, 2023

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The special investigation report on Sri Lanka Cricket and the special audit report issued by the National Audit Office, as well as the special investigation report on the Sri Lanka Football Federation and the internal audit report conducted by the Ministry of Sports, were submitted to the Special Investigation Unit for Sports Offenses at the Ministry of Sports on March 10th.

These reports are related to the T20 World Cup cricket tournament held in Australia in 2022. The investigation was conducted by a five-member committee, including retired Supreme Court judge Ms. Kusala Sarojani Weerawardena, and the report was issued on April 4th, 2023. Additionally, the special audit report by the National Audit Office was issued on September 11, 2023.

Similarly, there was a special investigation report issued on April 4th, 2023, regarding the Sri Lanka Football Federation, and an audit report conducted by the internal audit division of the Ministry of Sports concerning fraud and corruption in the Football Federation.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, Mr. K. Mahesan, contacted the Director of the Special Investigation Unit for Sports Offenses, DIG W.A.J.H. Fonseka, to hand over these reports. They will conduct further legal proceedings related to these investigations in accordance with the Prevention of Sports Offenses Act 2019 No. 24.

කුසලා සරෝජනී ඇතුළත් කමිටුවේ විමර්ශන වාර්තා ක්‍රීඩා වැරදි සෙවීමේ විශේෂ විමර්ශණ ඒකකයට භාර දෙයි

ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් විශේෂ විමර්ශන වාර්තාව හා ජාතික විගණන කාර්‍යාලය විසින් නිකුත් කල විශේෂ විගණන වාර්තාව ද, ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාපන්දු සම්මේලනයේ විශේෂ විමර්ශන වාර්තාව සහ ක්‍රීඩා අමාත්‍යාංශය සිදුකල අභ්‍යන්තර විගණන වාර්තාව ද ඉදිරි නීති කටයුතු සඳහා ක්‍රීඩා වැරදි සෙවීමේ විශේෂ විමර්ශණ ඒකකය වෙත ක්‍රීඩා අමාත්‍යාංශයේ දී ඊයේ (10/03) දින භාර දෙනු ලැබීය.

2022 වර්ෂයේ ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ පැවති T20 ලෝක කුසලාන ක්‍රිකට් තරගාවලිය ආශ්‍රිතව විශ්‍රාමික ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණ විනිසුරු කුසලා සරෝජනී වීරවර්ධන මහත්මිය ඇතුළු පංච පුද්ගල කමිටුව විසින් විධිමත්ව සිදුකර 2023.04.04 දින නිකුත් කරන ලද විමර්ශන වාර්තාව ද ඒ සදහා ජාතික විගණන කාර්යාලය විසින් 2023.09.11 දින නිකුත් කරන ලද විශේෂ විගණන වාර්තාව ද,

ඒ හා සමානවම ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාපන්දු සම්මේලනය වෙත සිදුකල විශේෂ විමර්ශනය කර 2023.04.04 දින නිකුත් කල විශේෂ විමර්ශන වාර්තාව ද, ඒ හරහා පාපන්දු සම්මේලනයේ වංචා දූෂණ සම්බන්ධව ක්‍රීඩා අමාත්‍යාංශයේ අභ්‍යන්තර විගණන අංශයෙන් සිදුකල විගණන වාර්තාව ද,

ඉදිරි නීතිමය කටයුතු සඳහා ක්‍රීඩා හා යෞවන කටයුතු අමාත්‍යංශ ලේකම් කේ. මහේසන් මහතා විසින් ක්‍රීඩා වැරදි සෙවීමේ විශේෂ විමර්ශණ ඒකකයේ අධ්‍යක්ෂ නියෝජ්‍ය පොලිස්පති ඩබ්.ඒ.ජේ.එච්. ෆොන්සේකා මහතා වෙත භාර දෙන ලදී.

ඒ අනුව ඔවුන් මෙම විමර්ශන සම්බන්ධයෙන් ඉදිරි නීතිමය කටයුතු 2019 අංක 24 දරණ ක්‍රීඩාවලට සම්බන්ධ වැරදි වැළැක්වීමේ පනතට අනුව සිදු කරනු ඇත.

குசலா சரோஜனி ஆகியோர் அடங்கிய குழுவின் விசாரணை அறிக்கைகள் சிறப்புப் புலனாய்வுப் பிரிவினரிடம் (SUI) ஒப்படைக்கப்படும்.

இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட்டின் விசேட விசாரணை அறிக்கை மற்றும் தேசிய கணக்காய்வு அலுவலகத்தினால் வெளியிடப்பட்ட விசேட கணக்காய்வு அறிக்கை, இலங்கை கால்பந்து சம்மேளனத்தின் விசேட விசாரணை அறிக்கை மற்றும் விளையாட்டு அமைச்சினால் நடத்தப்பட்ட உள்ளக கணக்காய்வு அறிக்கை என்பன விசேட புலனாய்வு பிரிவிற்கு சமர்ப்பிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன. விளையாட்டு அமைச்சில் நேற்று (10/03) விளையாட்டுக் குற்றங்கள் கையளிக்கப்பட்டன.

2022ஆம் ஆண்டு அவுஸ்திரேலியாவில் நடைபெற்ற T20 உலகக் கிண்ண கிரிக்கெட் போட்டி தொடர்பில், ஓய்வுபெற்ற உச்ச நீதிமன்ற நீதிபதி திருமதி குசலா சரோஜனி வீரவர்தன உள்ளிட்ட 5 பேர் கொண்ட குழுவினால் முறையாக நடத்தப்பட்டு 04.04.2023 அன்று வெளியிடப்பட்ட விசாரணை அறிக்கை மற்றும் விசேட கணக்காய்வு அறிக்கை வெளியிடப்பட்டது. தேசிய தணிக்கை அலுவலகம் 11.09.2023 அன்று

அதேபோன்று 04.04.2023 அன்று இலங்கை கால்பந்தாட்ட சம்மேளனம் தொடர்பில் வெளியிடப்பட்ட விசேட விசாரணை அறிக்கை மற்றும் உதைபந்தாட்ட சம்மேளனத்தில் இடம்பெற்ற மோசடிகள் மற்றும் ஊழல்கள் தொடர்பாக விளையாட்டு அமைச்சின் உள்ளக கணக்காய்வு திணைக்களத்தினால் மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்ட கணக்காய்வு அறிக்கை.

விளையாட்டு மற்றும் இளைஞர் விவகார அமைச்சின் செயலாளர் கே. மகேசன், விளையாட்டு குற்றங்களுக்கான சிறப்பு புலனாய்வுப் பிரிவின் பணிப்பாளர் டிஐஜி டபிள்யூ.ஏ.ஜே.எச். பொன்சேகாவிடம் கையளிக்கப்பட்டது.

அதன்படி, விளையாட்டு குற்றங்கள் தடுப்புச் சட்டம் 2019 இலக்கம் 24-ன் படி இந்த விசாரணைகள் தொடர்பான மேலதிக சட்ட நடவடிக்கைகளை அவர்கள் மேற்கொள்வார்கள்.

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Sri Lanka Cricket to Challenge Nuwan Thushara’s IPL NOC Petition

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April 9, 2026

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Sri Lanka Cricket has notified the Colombo District Court of its intention to challenge a petition filed by fast bowler Nuwan Thushara, who is seeking clearance to compete in overseas franchise tournaments, including the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL).

During recent court proceedings, the governing body stated that formal objections to the application will be submitted. The court has scheduled the matter to be taken up again on April 23, allowing Sri Lanka Cricket time to present its response.

Thushara’s petition requests an interim order compelling the board to grant him a No Objection Certificate (NOC), a requirement for players մասնակցating in foreign leagues. He argues that the certificate is essential for him to honor commitments with international franchises.

In his filing, Thushara has named several top officials of Sri Lanka Cricket as respondents, citing their roles in the decision-making process. He claims he was selected by an IPL franchise for the 2026 season, having previously taken part in earlier editions of the tournament with the board’s approval.

However, Sri Lanka Cricket has declined to issue the NOC this year, reportedly citing newly introduced fitness requirements. Thushara disputes this reasoning, noting that his contract with the board ended in March 2026 and that he has already stepped away from international cricket.

He further maintains that denying the NOC could result in financial losses and missed professional opportunities, as franchises may be forced to replace him.

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Croospulle’s Century Powers Sri Lanka ‘A’ to Comfortable Win

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April 8, 2026

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A brilliant century from Lasith Croospulle guided Sri Lanka ‘A’ to a convincing 44-run victory over New Zealand ‘A’ in the second unofficial ODI played in Hambantota.

After being put in to bat, Sri Lanka ‘A’ posted a formidable 368/9 in their allotted 50 overs. Croospulle led the charge with a brilliant 103 off 76 balls, striking 13 fours and six sixes in an aggressive display. He was well supported by Sonal Dinusha, who hammered 93 off 77 deliveries, and captain Sahan Arachchige, who contributed a solid 74. The top order maintained a high scoring rate throughout, consistently putting pressure on the visiting bowlers. Despite a few wickets falling at regular intervals, the hosts kept the momentum intact to reach an imposing total.

In response, New Zealand ‘A’ faced a revised target of 203 in 28 overs but managed only 158/3. Curtis Heaphy top-scored with an unbeaten 53, while Dale Phillips added 34. However, the required run rate proved too steep as Sri Lanka ‘A’ bowlers maintained control. Dilshan Madushanka struck early, and Milan Rathnayaka and Ravindu Fernando chipped in with key wickets to restrict the chase.

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Sri Lanka U19 Women suffer narrow defeat in thrilling encounter

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April 8, 2026

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Sri Lanka U19 Women suffered their first defeat of the tri-series after a dramatic one-wicket loss to Australia U19 Women in Match 3 of the Under-19 Women’s Tri-Series in Australia.

Batting first, Sri Lanka U19 Women posted a modest total of 174 in 49.3 overs. The innings was built around a patient 25 off 56 balls by V. Balasuriya and a brisk 20 from U. Peiris, but the side struggled to build lasting partnerships. Australia’s bowling attack kept things tight throughout, with M. Barwick leading the effort with an impressive 3 for 22, well supported by disciplined spells from the rest of the unit.

In response, Australia U19 Women chased down the target in 43.1 overs, finishing at 175 for 9 in a nail-biting finish. A. Dermody anchored the innings with a crucial 59 off 81 deliveries, while I. Panelli added a valuable unbeaten 37 off 43 balls to guide the hosts over the line.
Sri Lanka’s bowlers made a strong effort to defend the total, led by A. Thalagune’s outstanding five-wicket haul (5 for 42), which kept the contest alive until the final moments. N. Upeksha also provided excellent support with 3 for 5, applying pressure during the middle overs.