Lanka court sentences Indian to hard labour over cricket match fixing

The Matale High Court has sentenced Indian national Yogi Patel, the owner of the Kandy Samp Army team, to 4 years in prison for allegedly suggesting that Sri Lankan cricketer Upul Tharanga fix a match during the 2024 Legends League tournament held at the Pallekele Stadium. In addition, the High Court imposed a fine of Rs. 85 million on the defendant […] The post Yogi Patel sentenced to prison for fixing cricket matches appeared first on ITN News.

2024 Legends League match-fixing: Indian manager gets 4-year jail term, fined Rs. 85M - LankaXpress

The Matale High Court has sentenced the Manager of the Kandy Samp Army franchise in the 2024 Legends League, Akash (Yogi) Patel, in absentia to four years of imprisonment for match-fixing.  Meanwhile, the accused was also fined Rs. 85 million and was ordered to pay Rs. 2 million to former Sri Lankan cricketer Upul Tharanga for defamation, Ada Derana reporter said. Patel was charged with match-fixing, after Sri Lanka’s chief selector and former c…

Lanka court sentences Indian to hard labour over cricket match fixing

Colombo, Mar 25 (PTI) An Indian national was on Tuesday sentenced to four years of rigorous imprisonment by the high court in the central town of Matale in connection with a 2024 case of fixing a cricket match. Yogi Patel was charged based on a complaint by Upul Tharanga, chairman of Sri Lanka selectors, over a proposal to fix matches in the Legends League T20 tournament played in Kandy. Patel, who was tried in absentia as he had fled the countr…