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Lanka Premier League to proceed amid match-fixing controversy

Last updated : May 23, 2024 18:05
SportzPower Team
May 23, 2024 16:05

Sri Lanka Cricket announced on Thursday that the Lanka Premier League will continue with its complete roster of matches and include all five teams, a day after declaring that LPL's Dambulla Thunders franchise will be terminated owing to its owner Tamim Rahman's arrest on suspicion of match-fixing. 

SLC confirmed that the franchise will have a new owner, and the tournament will go as planned from July 1 to July 21.

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