Sri Lankan cricketer charged with rape in Sydney wins bail

The 31-year-old has been behind bars on remand for 11 days after being charged with four counts of sexual intercourse without consent. He appeared in his prison greens in Sydney Downing Centre on Thursday to make a desperate request for release, backed by a $200,000 surety provided by a “friend of a friend”. Under his strict bail conditions, he is not to access any of his existing social media profiles or dating profiles once released from prison, and will not be able to leave Australia as his passport has been surrendered. Police allege the international cricket star matched with a woman on a dating app and they chatted several times before they met on November 2.