Danushka Gunathilaka News

The remaining charge against Danushka Gunathilaka, according to the police facts sheet filed with the Downing Centre Local Court, is that the Sri Lankan engaged in ‘forceful’ sexual intercourse, during which he allegedly ‘put one hand around her neck for 20 to 30 seconds and choked her’.

Danushka Gunathilaka was arrested early Sunday at Sydney’s Hyatt Regency Hotel where he was staying while the Sri Lankan cricket squad was in Australia for the T20 World Cup 2022. 

According to New South Wales Police department, the 31-year-old Sri Lankan cricketer was communicating with a woman for a few days "via an online dating app before they met in person".

Sri Lanka batter Danushka Gunathilaka was arrested in the wee hours of Sunday following an investigation into alleged sexual assault of a woman on November 2. 

In a shocking turn of events, Sri Lanka batter Danushka Gunathilaka was arrested in Sydney over alleged charges of rape on Sunday morning. But Gunathilaka is the first cricketer to be arrested on rape or sexual assault charges. In these collection of pictures, we look at TOP cricketers against whom rape or sexual assault charges have been levelled.

Sri Lanka opener Danushka Gunathilaka was ruled out of the T20 World Cup 2022 during the first round with a hamstring injury. 

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Gunathilaka, who stated that he has taken the decision after evaluating all aspects, hasn't played a Test since 2018, with his eight appearances getting him 299 runs, two half-centuries, and a career-best score of 61. He has got a better record in limited-overs cricket.

It was during the England tour that the trio went on a night out in Bristol and were caught on camera outside the confines of bio-security bubble in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic in UK last year.

Sri Lanka have banned Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, and Niroshan Dickwella for 1 year as they were spotted breaching the bio-bubble.

Vice-captain Mendis, wicketkeeper-batsman Dickwella, and opening batsman Gunathilaka were found to breach the bio-bubble during the England tour last month. The trio was seen roaming on the streets of Durham after the final T20 international on June 26, a video of which had gone viral.  

Niroshan Dickwella, Kusal Mendis, and Danushka Gunathilaka will be flown back home, but it is unlikely the series will be in jeopardy.

The Marylebone Cricket Club, guardians of the Laws of cricket, said: "The key part of the obstructing the field Law (37.2/37.3) is intent – which can be hard to judge. If the obstruction is wilful, it will be out, but if it's accidental then it will be not out." The Sri Lanka innings lost its way from that point and from 112/2, the visitors were bundled out for 232 in 49 overs. Sri Lanka’s director of cricket and former Australian all-rounder Tom Moody slammed the decision to send back Gunathilaka.

Sri Lanka on Thursday suffered a major setback to their Asia Cup plans as opening batsman Danushka Gunathilaka was ruled out of the tourney. The 27-year old left-hander had suffered a lower-back injury during training.

The opening batsman will also lose his match fee for the second test against South Africa along with any bonus or other related payments.  

 Two important player of Sri-Lanka cricket team are out of West-Indies tour.

The 28-year-old has so played 143 ODI matches, scoring 3288 runs at 32.23. He ha four centuries and 21 fifties.

Chasing a Duckworth-Lewis revised target of 219 in 31 overs, Zimbabwe rode on Ervine's 55-ball unbeaten knock to win with 10 balls to spare at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium.

Chasing 311 for victory, the hosts rode on a 229-run opening stand between Dickwella (102) and Gunathilaka (116) to canter home in 47.2 overs and earn a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.

Gunathilaka made a strokeful 76 off 72 balls to set up the improbable win against the defending champions. It's also their highest successful chase in ODIs.