IPL 2024 IPL 2024 being played in India is now about to end, the final match of this tournament which is being played for the last two months is to be played on 26th May. In this edition, cricket fans got to see more than one match every day. A big news of match fixing is coming out during IPL 2024. The owner of a franchise has been arrested on charges of match fixing. This incident is being discussed rapidly in the cricket world.

Fixing incident came to the fore during IPL 2024

Only 3 teams are left in the title battle of IPL 2024, the KKR team has already confirmed its place in the final. At the same time, in the second qualifier to be played on May 24, the winning team between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad will get a place in the final. Amidst the great thrill of IPL 2024, Tamim Rahman, the owner of Dambulla Thunders, a franchise of Lanka Premier League played in Sri Lanka, has been accused of match fixing.

Arrested in fixing case

Bangladeshi native and British citizen Tamim Rahman, who owns Dambulla Thunders in the Lanka Premier League, was arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport as per the court order in connection with the match-fixing case that surfaced from neighboring country Sri Lanka during IPL 2024. According to media reports, the Colombo Magistrate Court has sent Tamim Rahman to investigative custody till May 31.

The board took big action

Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLC) has suspended Dambulla Thunders' team with immediate effect after Tamim Rehman, owner of Lanka Premier League, was accused of match fixing. The allegations against Tamim Rehman have not been proven yet but the board has still taken this step to maintain the reputation of the league. Fans say that incidents like match fixing in cricket are extremely shameful.

At the same time, in the recently held Lanka Premier League auction, fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana, who made a splash while playing for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2024, was bought by the Colombo Strikers team for US $ 1,25,000 and included in their team.