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Indian national sentenced for match-fixing in 2024 Legends Cricket Trophy

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The Kandy High Court today sentenced Indian national Akash Pachlodia to two 2-year terms of rigorous imprisonment, suspended for 10 years, over allegations of match-fixing during the 2024 Legends Cricket Trophy in Sri Lanka.
Police said that the High Court also imposed a fine of Rs. 11 million after Pachlodia pleaded guilty to attempted match-fixing during the tournament.

Pachlodia served as the Team Manager for Punjab Royals in the 2024 Legends Cricket Trophy, which took place in Pallekele in March 2024.

Earlier, the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court issued an order preventing Indian cricket manager Yoni Patel and Akash Pachlodia from leaving the country due to match-fixing allegations.

The Legends Cricket League tournament, featuring seven teams of retired international cricketers, was held in March at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. The magisterial inquiry began following a complaint by former Sri Lankan cricketer Upul Tharanga, representing the Kandy Samp Army team and New Zealand legend Neil Broom, representing the Punjab Royals.

Both alleged that they were pressured into engaging in match-fixing deals.

Yoni Patel, the owner of the Kandy Samp Army team, was initially indicted on charges of match-fixing during the tournament held in Kandy.

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2 drownings today

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Two drowning incidents have been reported today (May 13).

In one incident, one person had drowned while 03 others were reported missing while bathing in the sea off Wennappuwa today (May 13).

Police said four persons from Nuwara Eliya were reported missing while sea bathing and that one body was later recovered.

Search operations are continuing.

Meanwhile, two girls who had gone to bathe in the Palukadawala Tank in Galgamuwa, Kurunegala, have also drowned.

The girls, aged 12 and 17 had gone bathing while they were visiting a relative in the area.

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Police assure that belongings of Kotmale accident victims are safe

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Kotmale Police have stated that luggage, mobile phones and other belongings of the passengers on the bus that met with a tragic accident at Gerandi Ella are safe with them/

Kotmale Police OIC Chief Inspector Vajira Ratnayake stated that the villagers who assisted authorities at the time of the accident handed over the passengers’ belongings to the Police.

The OIC also stated that 35 mobile phones, luggage and other valuables have been kept safe at the police station and can be obtained after the identities of the claimants are verified.

Meanwhile, it is reported that the bus conductor’s ticket book and the money he had collected could not be found.

The OIC had also stated that the exact number of passengers on the bus could not be ascertained due to the death of the driver and the fact that the conductor was receiving treatment in hospital.

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PSL 2025 to resume on May 17

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PSL 2025 will resume on May 17, with the final on May 25. The announcement confirms the league will end a week after it was originally scheduled to conclude.

The four remaining group games will take place at the Rawalpindi Cricket Ground, with the playoffs and final in Lahore. Aside from one afternoon game in Rawalpindi – between Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators on 18 May, all fixtures take place at night, with evening games starting at 7:30pm local time.

“HBL PSL X picks up from where it left off,” he wrote in the post,” PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi announced on X (formerly Twitter). “6 teams, 0 fear. Get ready for 8 thrilling matches starting 17th May, leading up to the Grand Final on 25th May. Best of luck to all the teams!”

The league, which was postponed due to increasing cross-border tensions with India, has eight games left.

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