CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) has entered into a three-season agreement with sports integrity solutions provider Sportradar.
The league had run into controversy after the 2019 edition concluded when allegations of match-fixing in the tournament surfaced.
New Indian Express reports that while the internal probe committee of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) concluded that there was no merit in the allegations, there were also reports that the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) of the BCCI had found betting worth Rs 2.25 billion being made on just one game on international site Betfair. Other T20 leagues in the country have also witnessed similar issues.
Sportradar has been providing integrity services to the BCCI for the IPL as well. Its Fraud Detection System (FDS) will track betting data in real-time and review each game to look out for any suspicious activity.
“We had been in touch with Sportradar for the last 6-7 months. We finalised the deal sometime last week. They will give us reports before a game, during a game and after a game. If they find any anomalies, they will report to us. And we will, in turn, pass it on to the BCCI,” a source told NIE on Monday.
