ICC has always been strict about match fixing. However, the incident of match fixing has not stopped. A common occurrence in domestic and franchise leagues. This time, three South African cricketers have been arrested on such charges.

Allegations against those three cricketers were involved in the match fixing scandal in 2015. They did this in the T20 RAM Slam Challenge tournament. While the two arrested Lonwabo Totsbe and Thami Solekile have played international cricket for the Proteas, Ethi Mbalati does not have that experience.

The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), South Africa's anti-corruption agency, has arrested three cricketers for fixing after nearly eight years. Mbala was arrested on 18 November and Solkill and Totsbey on 28-29 November respectively.

Earlier, in October 2016, investigative agency DPCI published a shocking report on match fixing. Basically, after the announcement of the names of the accused, the participation of these three in cricket matches was stopped. The case against Mbalati was adjourned to February 20, 2025 after he appeared in the Pretoria Special Commercial Crimes Court this year. On the other hand, Soulkill and Totsbey faced five different sections under the 2004 Bribery Act. Today (Friday) on November 29, a new hearing was held against them in the adjourned case.

Cricket Board investigates former South African cricketer Ghulam Bodi's involvement in match-fixing. The investigation revealed the issue of fixing incentives in three matches of the RAM Slam tournament in collaboration with an Indian bookie. Bodi was later arrested in 2018 and sentenced to five years in prison in October 2019 after being charged with eight counts of corruption. Apart from this, two others were later arrested and sent