The Cricket Committee and the Executive Committee of the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) have lifted the ban imposed on Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka.
According to the Sinhalese Sports Club, the ban has been lifted with immediate effect.
The SSC further said that thereby, Danushka Gunathilaka will play in the Major Club Limited Over tournament organized by the SLC.
The International cricket star faced a judge-alone trial at the Downing Centre District Court in Sydney after pleading not guilty to one charge of sexual assault without consent.
The charge relates to an incident on November 2 last year when it is alleged the 32-year-old removed a condom while having sex – known as stealthing – with a woman at her home in Sydney’s east.
Gunathilaka was arrested in the early hours of November 6 at the Hyatt Regency, where the Sri Lankan cricket team was staying at the time for the T20 World Cup.
He was then taken to Day Street Police Station where he answered questions for more than two hours and later detained in Australia for the duration of the trial.
Although initially several charges were filed against the cricketer, including rape, all other charges have been dropped aside from one.
Issuing the verdict on the single charge against the Sri Lankan cricketer, Judge Sarah Huggett said the cricketer was found not guilty of sexual assault, releasing him from the case. (NewsWire)