Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka to face rape trial in Australia

Gunathalika made his international debut in 2015 and has played eight Tests, 47 ODIs, and 46 T20s.

Sri Lankan player Danushka Gunathilaka. Credit- AFP Photo

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka will stand trial on a rape charge stemming from an alleged incident that occurred while he was in Australia to play in the Twenty20 World Cup last year.

The 32-year-old, who was suspended by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) immediately after his arrest last November, had three of the four sexual assault charges he faced dropped last month.

Gunathilaka entered a not-guilty plea to the remaining charge of sexual intercourse without consent at a local court in Sydney on Thursday, the Australian Associated Press (AAP) reported.

The top-order batsman, who played more than 100 times for his country in all formats, also attempted to have his bail conditions altered so he would only have to report to the police three times a week rather than daily, AAP said.