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The complainant's evidence further undermined her credibility, Judge Huggett says : Sinhala Explainer 29 Sep

DANUSHKA GUNATHILAKA COURT

Danuskha Gunathilaka speaks to reporters outside Downing Centre District Court, in Sydney, Thursday, September 28, 2023. Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has been acquitted of sexual assault through the act of 'stealthingÕ. (AAP Image/Miklos Bolza) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP / MIKLOS BOLZA/AAPIMAGE

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has been found not guilty of sexual intercourse without consent. The test batsman was accused of sexually assaulting a woman he met on a dating app during the team's T-20 World Cup campaign last year. But on Thursday, (28) he left court a free man.



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