Sri Lankan international cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka will apply for bail after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
The 31-year-old, who is in Australia for the T20 World Cup, met his alleged victim on a dating app before going on a date on Wednesday, according to NSW Police.
After going back to her Rose Bay home, Gunathilaka assaulted her multiple times over several hours, police allege.
The left-hand batter was arrested at his Sydney CBD hotel in the early hours of Sunday and was later refused bail by a court.
The cricketer will make an application for release on Monday, with his defence lawyer Ananda Amaranath saying he was concerned about the length of time his client had spent in custody.
Magistrate Robert Williams noted Gunathilaka had no criminal history.
He had spent a night in custody in at Surry Hills Police Station before appearing in handcuffs and a grey T-shirt via video link at the Downing Centre Local Court on Monday.
He has been charged with four counts of sexual intercourse without consent.
Gunathilaka travelled to Australia with Sri Lanka's T20 World Cup team but only played in the team's first game, a loss against Namibia, before being ruled out of the competition with a hamstring tear.
Sri Lanka bowed out of the T20 tournament on Saturday night after losing their final match to England.
He has played nearly 100 T20 and one-day internationals for Sri Lanka as well as a handful of tests.
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