Four players charged with breaching LPL Code of Conduct

Sri Lanka Cricket in a media release has announced that the following players were charged for breaching the LPL code of conduct during the match played between Dambulla Aura and Colombo Strikers on August 5, 2023, at PICS, Kandy.

Hasan Ali of Dambulla Aura was fined 15 percent of his match fee and given 1 demerit point under clause 2.21 of the LPL Code of Conduct.

Kusal Mendis of Dambulla Aura was fined 10 percent of his match fee along with one demerit point under clause 2.21 of the LPL Code of Conduct.

Chamika Karunaratne of the Colombo Strikers was fined 30 percent of his match fee along with 2 demerit points under clause 2.6 of the LPL Code of Conduct. The player was also charged with a fine of 25 percent of his match fee and 1 demerit point under Clause 2.21 of the LPL Code of Conduct.

Meanwhile, Naseem Shah of the Colombo Strikers was charged with a fine of 20 percent of his match fee and also given a demerit point under clause 2.5 of the LPL code of Conduct. He was charged for an incident that occurred on July 30, 2023, during the game between the Jaffna Kings and the Colombo Strikers, played at the RPICS, Colombo.

All of the above players admitted to the offenses.