B’desh cricketer Akhter banned for corruption

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Bangladesh women's cricketer Shohely Akhter has been banned from all cricket for five years after admitting to five breaches of the ICC's anti-corruption code.

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Akhter approached a player and offered her $16,000 to be dismissed hit wicket at the Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa in 2023.

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