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    A T20 cricket tournament which was advertised as being held in Sri Lanka last June during the Covid-19 pandemic, has been exposed as a scam set up 2600 kilometres away in northern India for the purpose of illegal sports betting

    A T20 cricket tournament which was advertised as being held in Sri Lanka last June during the Covid-19 pandemic, has been exposed as a scam set up 2600 kilometres away in northern India for the purpose of illegal sports betting


    The Guardian reports a business syndicate decided to stage the League, using fake Sri Lankan advertising hoardings and pseudonym-ed players.

    The move to create a ghost event came about because fixers' incomes were as affected by a lack of cricket as other paid stakeholders in the game.

    INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COVERAGE WITH RESENE. QUALITY PAINTS AND COLOURS MADE IN NEW ZEALAND SINCE 1946

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     12 Jul: The Black Sox are still in with a shout of adding to their record seven world titles at softball's World Cup
     10 Jul: England are 228 for four after choosing to bat on the opening day of the third cricket test at Lord's
     08 Jul: New Zealand cricket coach Rob Walter has pledged to bridge the gap between Black Caps wanting to play internationals and earn a living on the global T20 circuit
     08 Jul: Black Caps cricket coach Rob Walter's explained the selection of pace bowler Matt Fisher as part of his test squad for two non-World Championship matches against Zimbabwe starting this month
     07 Jul: India have levelled the five-test cricket series against England with a 336-run victory at Edgbaston
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