<p>Colombo: Indian national Yoni Patel, who owns a cricket team in the unsanctioned Legends Cricket Trophy here, is set to be indicted for match-fixing along with compatriot P Akash, a Colombo magistrate's court official has said.</p>.<p>This was after Patel's application for bail was refused by the court last Friday and the travel ban imposed on the duo was extended by one month, the official revealed.</p><p>The Indians have been accused of trying to fix matches in the Legends Cricket Trophy which was held between March 8 and 19 at central Kandy district's Pallekele international stadium. A side called Rajasthan Kings defeated New York Super Strikers in the final.</p>.<p>Patel owns the Kandy Swamp Army team in the event.</p>.<p>Officials said Akash, who is the manager of Punjab Royals, too would be indicted as the case progresses.</p>.<p>Former Sri Lanka ODI captain Upul Tharanga, who is currently the chairman of national selectors, and ex-New Zealand player Neil Broom had complained to the Special Investigation Unit of the Ministry of Sports about the approaches by Patel and Akash to fix games by under-performing in the league.</p>.<p>Patel and Akash were subsequently banned from leaving the country by the magistrate's court until the investigations could be completed.</p>.<p>The LCT is neither recognised by the ICC, nor Sri Lanka Cricket.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka was the first South Asian country to criminalise match-fixing and corruption in sports when it passed a law against the menace in 2019.</p>.<p>Anyone found guilty can be jailed for up to 10 years and also be required to pay fines.</p>.<p> The law also seeks to punish acts of omission such as failure to report corrupt approaches.</p>
<p>Colombo: Indian national Yoni Patel, who owns a cricket team in the unsanctioned Legends Cricket Trophy here, is set to be indicted for match-fixing along with compatriot P Akash, a Colombo magistrate's court official has said.</p>.<p>This was after Patel's application for bail was refused by the court last Friday and the travel ban imposed on the duo was extended by one month, the official revealed.</p><p>The Indians have been accused of trying to fix matches in the Legends Cricket Trophy which was held between March 8 and 19 at central Kandy district's Pallekele international stadium. A side called Rajasthan Kings defeated New York Super Strikers in the final.</p>.<p>Patel owns the Kandy Swamp Army team in the event.</p>.<p>Officials said Akash, who is the manager of Punjab Royals, too would be indicted as the case progresses.</p>.<p>Former Sri Lanka ODI captain Upul Tharanga, who is currently the chairman of national selectors, and ex-New Zealand player Neil Broom had complained to the Special Investigation Unit of the Ministry of Sports about the approaches by Patel and Akash to fix games by under-performing in the league.</p>.<p>Patel and Akash were subsequently banned from leaving the country by the magistrate's court until the investigations could be completed.</p>.<p>The LCT is neither recognised by the ICC, nor Sri Lanka Cricket.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka was the first South Asian country to criminalise match-fixing and corruption in sports when it passed a law against the menace in 2019.</p>.<p>Anyone found guilty can be jailed for up to 10 years and also be required to pay fines.</p>.<p> The law also seeks to punish acts of omission such as failure to report corrupt approaches.</p>