December 18, 2015 9:01 PM

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Sri Lanka probes bid to fix West Indies Test

Sri Lankan authorities are investigating a bid to bribe members of the national cricket team to under-perform in a recent Test to ensure a surprise victory for the West Indies, the Government said today. Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera said a man linked to a bookmaker had offered wicketkeeper Kusal Perera and star bowler Rangana Herath around 70,000 US Dollar to engineer a Sri Lankan batting collapse at a Test in Galle in October, which the hosts went on to win emphatically. Police has mounted a search for the suspect who was said to have approached the two players.

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