Spot-fixing allegation rocks T20 World Cup

The Women's T20 World Cup has been shaken by an alleged spot-fixing effort involving a erstwhile planetary cricketer.

A Bangladesh Cricket Board authoritative said connected Wednesday that the tournament's anti-corruption portion had been made alert of a bid to spot-fix connected the contention successful South Africa.

Shohely Akhter, who played a smattering of one-day and T20 games for Bangladesh betwixt 2013 and 2022, allegedly contacted Lata Mondal successful a bid to spot-fix.

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Mondal, a subordinate of the Bangladesh World Cup squad, rejected the connection and informed the nationalist cricket board.

Bangladesh is playing successful radical 1 with Australia, Sri Lanka, South Africa and New Zealand.

The team, skippered by Nigar Sultana, has mislaid to Sri Lanka by 7 wickets and Australia by 8 wickets.

Bangladesh volition conscionable New Zealand astatine Newlands Cricket Ground from 12am connected Saturday (AEDT).

Bangladesh's Lata Mondal was allegedly approached successful a spot-fixing bid astatine the Women's T20 World Cup. (Fiona Goodall/Getty Images)

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