It has been learnt that the 31-year-old Gunathilaka was arrested and brought to Sydney City police station within the wee hours of Sunday following an investigation into alleged sexual assault of a girl on November 2.

“Daushka Gunathilaka has been arrested for an alleged rape. The Sri Lankan team has left Australia without him,” a supply near the Sri Lankan crew instructed PTI.

Sri Lankan crew was eradicated from the event after shedding to England on Sunday.

The left-handed batter performed towards Namibia within the first spherical match of the continued T20 World Cup and was out for a duck.

Later, he was dominated out of the event attributable to an harm even because the crew certified for the Super 12 stage. The Lankan crew completed fourth in Group 1.

The New South Wales police, on its web site, has additionally talked about in regards to the arrest of an unnamed Sri Lankan nationwide.

“Sex Crimes Squad detectives have charged a Sri Lankan national following an investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a woman in Sydney’s east last week,” the report stated.

According to particulars on the wesbite, a 29-year-old lady had been sexually assaulted at a residence in Rose Bay earlier this week.

“The lady met with the person after speaking with him for quite a lot of days through a web-based relationship utility; it’s alleged he then sexually assaulted her on the night of Wednesday 2 November 2022.

“As part of ongoing investigations, a crime scene examination was undertaken by specialist police at an address in Rose Bay yesterday. Following further inquiries, a 31-year-old man was arrested at a hotel on Sussex Street, Sydney, shortly before 1am today (Sunday 6 November 2022),” the report added.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is but to problem a press release on the matter.