DTVHINDICourt of Appeal bans arrest of Upul Tharanga upon his return to Sri Lanka
Upul Tharanga is also the chairman of the Sri Lankan cricket selection committee. Upul Tharanga of Sri Lanka. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) The Court of Appeal has issued an order today i.e. on 16th October in which former Sri Lankan cricketer Upul Tharanga has been restrained from being arrested upon returning to the country. Let us tell you that Upul Tharanga is also the chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee. The appeal has been made in response to an order issued by the Matale High Court. On October 8, the Matale High Court had issued a warrant for the arrest of Upul Tharanga after he did not appear in court as a witness in the match-fixing case. The court was informed that the arrest warrant against Upul Tharanga was issued while he was in the US and participating in a franchise league cricket tournament. The Court of Appeal comprised a two-judge bench of Justices MTM Laffer and P. Kumararatnam and passed the order as per a writ petition which was filed by Upul Tharanga himself. A three-match T20 series is currently being played between Sri Lanka and West Indies. Let us tell you that the Sri Lankan team is currently playing a three-match T20 series against the West Indies. In the first match between these two teams, West Indies had won by 5 wickets. Sri Lankan players failed to leave their mark in the first match. In the first match, Sri Lanka, batting first, scored 169 runs by losing 7 wickets in 20 overs, in response to which West Indies achieved this target by losing 5 wickets. However, in the second T20, the hosts made a good comeback and defeated West Indies by 73 runs. In this match, Sri Lanka, batting first, scored 162 runs losing 5 wickets in 20 overs, in response to which West Indies was all out for 89 runs. All the players of Sri Lanka performed strongly in this. Now the third and final T20 between these two teams will be played on October 17. Whichever team wins this final match will win the series. After this, a three-match ODI series will be played between these two teams, which will start from October 20. Fastest bowler to take 50 T20I wickets for India Take a look at the performance of Team India in every edition of Women’s T20 World Cup- IPL: You will be shocked to know the net worth of these 5 star players of Mumbai Indians. Batsman who scored the fastest century in T20I for India List of youngest players to win POTM for India in T20I- List of batsmen who scored the fastest triple century in Test cricket- Batsmen who have scored most double centuries in Tests for England- Joe Root reached this number in terms of scoring most test runs IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Punjab Kings can retain these 6 players
