Sri Lanka Cricket knew slpl fixing moves

Sri lanka media reorts both Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and International Cricket Council (ICC) were aware of the approaches made by an Indian caller to umpires of the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) to fix matches much before the Indian TV sting exposed the issue last week.
Accoring to the media SLC Umpires Committee chairman A.R.M. Aroos said that Sri Lanka’s International panel umpire Tyron Wijewardene had received a telephone call from an unknown Indian party before he was to officiate in the first SLPL semi final between Wayamba United and Uva Next, but brought the matter immediately to the notice of SLC officials.
“He had received the call from an unknown Indian number on the morning of the match and complained to me and SLC Umpires Manager Carlton Bernardus before he stood in the match. We reported the matter immediately to the ICC Anti Corruption officer who was present in Sri Lanka during the SLPL. Wijewardene also produced the phone number of the Indian party which had informed him that they got his number from a source in Bangladesh,” Aroos said to the media.
Wijewardene who had talked to the unknown caller who, as now it has turned out be, most probably an undercover reporter from India TV, had immediately terminated the call as soon as the other party had suggested the possibility of fixing the match, according to Aroos.
In this first semi final played at R. Premadasa stadium on August 28, the tournament’s eventual champions Uva Next stunned the hot favourites Wayamba United who topped the tournament’s first round points table and were the overwhelming favourites to win the title.
Chasing 172 for victory, Wayamba United were dealt a crippling blow when their skipper and batting mainstay Mahela Jayawardene was dismissed for just one run in the third over in a moment that probably turned the entire destiny of the tournament’s final result.
Jacob Oram’s ball that cut back appeared to have hit Jayawardene too high on the pads and interestingly it was Wijewardene who controversially ruled the Sri Lanka captain out leg before wicket.
Aroos said that Wijewardene’s wise move to reject the fixing offer and report it to authorities concerned not only saved his career but showed it as an example how an honest official or player should behave.
Wijewardene, 51, who has officiated in four Test matches, 50 One Day Internationals and seven Twenty20 Internationals.