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Sri Lanka batsman Danushka Gunathilaka arrested on rape charges in Sydney; had met the woman on dating app

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Danushka Gunathilaka was arrested for rape in Sydney. The player, who flew to Australia with the Sri Lankan team for the T20 World Cup, was forced to withdraw from the competition due to an injury. "The woman met with the man after communicating with him for a number of days via an online dating application; it's alleged he then sexually assaulted her on the evening of Wednesday 2 November 2022," a New South Wales police statement said.