FILE PHOTO: Cricket-England v Sri Lanka, Third Test - Colombo, Sri Lanka - November 24, 2018. Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne celebrates his half century. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/File Photo
(Reuters) - Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have fined Dimuth Karunaratne $7,000 after the test captain's arrest on Sunday for a drink driving accident violated the terms of his player contract, the country's governing body said on Wednesday.
The driver injured in the accident in Colombo was later discharged from hospital and Karunaratne was released on bail. The batsman later produced himself in court and also apologised for his actions as SLC began its own inquiry into the incident.
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