No reason to doubt integrity of 2011 Cricket World Cup Final - ICC

The International Cricket Council (ICC) states that it has "not been presented with any evidence" supporting claims made by former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage that the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final had been fixed. 

Issuing a statement this evening, Alex Marshal, the ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit General Manager further stated that contrary to claims made by Mr Aluthgamage, they had no record of any letter sent by him in his capacity as then Sports Minister to the ICC on this matter. "We have no reason to doubt the integrity of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Final 2011," he stressed. 

Below is the full statement issued by Mr Marshal:

“The ICC Integrity Unit has looked into the recent allegations regarding the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Final 2011. At this time, we have not been presented with any evidence that supports the claims made or which would merit launching an investigation under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. There is no record of any letter regarding this matter sent by the then Sri Lanka Sports Minister to the ICC and senior ICC staff at the time have confirmed they have no recollection of receiving any such letter which would have led to an investigation. We have no reason to doubt the integrity of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Final 2011.

"We take all allegations of this nature extremely seriously and should we receive any evidence to corroborate the claims, we will review our current position.

"If anyone has any evidence that this match or any other has been subject to match-fixing, we would urge them to get in contact with the ICC Integrity team."