Last month, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said a domestic first-class match between Panadura Cricket Club and Kalutara Physical Culture Club in January had not been played in keeping with the spirit of the game.
The two captains, Chamara Silva, who played in all formats of international cricket for the Sri Lankan national team until 2011, and Manoj Deshapriya, were banned for two years from all cricket-related activities while the other players and managers were barred for one year.
There had been allegations of match-fixing after Panadura won following unusual scoring on the third day of their match, but SLC denied the claims.
"On the recommendation of the appeal's committee... the accused players would be permitted to engage in domestic cricket activities pending the outcome of their appeal," Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said in a statement today.
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The news comes a week after the International Cricket Council (ICC) said it was conducting an anti-corruption probe in Sri Lanka.
It announced the probe a day after SLC said that 40 contracted national team players had asked for an immediate inquiry into "shocking" allegations by former player Pramodya Wickremasinghe.
The SLC said players had refuted Wickremasinghe's allegations as "totally baseless" and added that they performed for their "motherland... with a 200 percent commitment".
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