The owner of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) Franchise, Dambulla Thunders, Tamim Rahman who was remanded over match-fixing allegations has been granted bail.
He was released on a personal bail of Rs. 500,000 and two sureties of Rs. 10 million each by Colombo Chief Magistrate Thilina Gamage today.
Tamim Rahman, a British citizen of Bangladesh origin, was arrested at the Katunayake Aiport on May 22 a day after the player auction for the LPL 2024, and was remanded by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.
He was arrested by officials of the Special Investigation Unit for the Prevention of Offences Relating to Sports at the Sports Ministry over allegations of match-fixing.
The Dambulla Thunders’ made 18 signings in the player auction of the LPL 2024, held in Colombo, which was also attended by the International Cricket Council’s Anti-Corruption team.
However, following the arrest of Tamim Rahman, the ownership of the Dambulla Thunders franchise was terminated by the LPL organizers.
It was recently reported that Sequoia Consultants, Inc., a leading civil engineering consulting firm based in Los Angeles, California, has come forward to take over the future of the LPL franchise Dambulla.
In a joint statement, Sri Lanka Cricket and LPL organizers announced that the Dambulla team will be operated under DeSilva Holdings, specifically set up for this purpose and will be known as “Dambulla Sixers’ in the LPL 2024.
The 2024 LPL is scheduled to be played from July 1st to 21st, starting in Kandy, then in Dambulla, before heading to Colombo for the end of the tournament.
