Overview
- Colombo High Court convicted Bangladesh-born British national Tamim Rahman after his guilty plea, imposing a four-year sentence suspended for five years.
- The court also ordered a 24 million rupee fine, roughly $80,000.
- Rahman admitted he tried to influence a player and arrange betting during the domestic T20 tournament.
- A warrant remains out for team manager Mujeeb Ur Rehman, a Pakistani national implicated in the case.
- The case followed a player's report and Rahman's 2024 arrest at Colombo airport as he attempted to fly to Dubai, the first detention of a Premier League team official since the league began six years ago.