New Delhi. The Sri Lankan team has suffered a major setback. The team’s renowned batsman Danushka Gunathilaka has been arrested by the Sydney Police. The batsman was accused of rape after which he was arrested. A woman had accused the cricketer of raping her at her house. The matter came to notice about a week ago, after which Danushka has been arrested today. Let us tell you that the Sri Lankan team has also been out of the T20 World Cup. The team has suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of England.
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Giving information about the case, the New South Wales Police said that the matter is of online dating. The cricketer and the 29-year-old girl met through an online dating app, after which the two started talking. The girl told the police that on November 2, 2022, Danushka Gunathilaka herself had come to her house where they carried out the incident. Following the complaint, the police investigated and arrested Danushka from the hotel on Sussex Street. The cricketer is currently in the police station and a case of rape has been registered against him.
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Talking about the match, Danushka Gunathilaka was also a part of T20 World Cup but he could not show anything special. The cricketer took the field against Namibia but returned to the pavilion without scoring a run. After which he was dropped from the team due to injury. In his place, Ashin Bandara got a place in the team. It is worth noting that Danushka Gunathilaka made her international debut in the year 2015. The name of the cricketer is the record of scoring more than two and a half thousand runs in international cricket.