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<\/span><\/span>Sri Lanka batter Danushka Gunathilaka has been charged in relation to an alleged sexual assault while at the T20 World Cup in Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n He has been charged with four counts of sexual intercourse without consent and denied bail at a Sydney court.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gunathilaka, 31, was arrested shortly before 01:00 local time on Sunday morning at the team hotel.<\/span><\/p>\n It is alleged he sexually assaulted a 29-year-old woman on Wednesday, 2 November.<\/span><\/p>\n The arrest came hours after Sri Lanka’s final game of the World Cup – a four-wicket defeat by England on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n Gunathilaka was ruled out of the tournament with injury on 20 October but had remained with the squad in Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n New South Wales police say he met with the woman after communicating for a number of days on a dating app.<\/span><\/p>\n A Sri Lanka Cricket statement said: “Sri Lanka Cricket confirms that it was notified by the ICC [International Cricket Council] that player Danushka Gunathilaka has been arrested on the allegations of sexual assault of a woman in Sydney, and Mr Gunathilaka is due to appear in court tomorrow (7 November).<\/span><\/p>\n “SLC will closely monitor the proceedings in court and, in consultation with the ICC, will expeditiously initiate a thorough inquiry into the matter and take stern action against the player if found guilty.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n