CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) " Former South Africa test player Thami Tsolekile is among four players banned from cricket on Monday for his part in a match-fixing scandal in the local Twenty20 competition. Tsolekile was banned for 12 years by Cricket South Africa for "contriving to fix a match or matches in the 2015 RAM SLAM" as well as "obstructing or delaying the investigation by destroying evidence that was relevant to the investigation." Two other South Africa internationals have been implicated in the investigation by media reports since January, when CSA banned former Proteas batsman Gulam Bodi for 20 years after he admitted to being an intermediary for international betting syndicates. Fast bowler Pumelela Matshikwe and batsman Jean Symes, who both played under Tsolekile at the Lions franchise in the RAM SLAM competition, were banned for ten and seven years respectively. Lorgat refused to give comment on those reports while the investigation is ongoing.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 08, 2016 09:33 UTC