Sri Lanka spinner Akila Dananajaya has been banned from bowling in international cricket for 12 months due to an illegal bowling action. Dananjaya’s suspension is a result of the ICC’s automatic penalty for bowlers who have twice failed an assessment inside a two-year period.

The offspinner can, however, bowl in domestic cricket conducted by SLC, with the consent of his board.

Dananjaya was assessed after he was reported for a suspect action for the second time in 10 months, following the Galle Test against New Zealand last month. He subsequently underwent an independent assessment on August 29 in Chennai, which found his bowling action to be illegal.

Dananjaya will be entitled to approach the ICC for a re-assessment of his bowling action after the expiry of this one-year period.

Dananjaya was initially suspended from bowling in November 2018 , before undergoing remedial work which allowed him to resume bowling this year .

The one-year suspension is a big blow for Sri Lanka as they are scheduled to play their next five Tests in Asia.