The ban was imposed on Jayawickrama after the player admitted to breaching the ICC's Anti-Corruption Code. Jayawickrama admitted to being in breach of Article 2.4.7 of the Code, which deals with obstructing or delaying investigation of the ACU. "Obstructing or delaying any investigation that may be carried out by the ACU, including concealing, tampering with, or destroying any documentation or other information that may be relevant to that investigation and/or that may be evidence or may lead to the discovery of evidence of corrupt conduct under the Anti-Corruption Code." The charges, which were made in August this year, relate to international cricket and the Lanka Premier League (LPL). The ICC, in agreement with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), acted in accordance with Articles 1.7.4.1 and 1.8.1 of the Anti-Corruption Code. Earlier in August, Jayawickrama had been charged with the offences under the codes Article 2.4.4 and 2.4.7. The Article 2.4.4 is for failing to report to the Anti-Corruption Unit, without unnecessary delay, details of an approach he received to carry out fixing in future international and LPL matches. The ICC Anti-Corruption Code and the complete decision (which has been redacted to protect the identities of the ICC's witnesses and other third parties) can be found on the official ICC website. Jayawickrama last represented Sri Lanka in a Test match against Bangladesh in 2022. He has featured for the Island nation in five Tests, five ODIs, and five T20Is, with a total of 32 international wickets to his name across those 15 matches. In LPL, Jayawickrama was part of the Jaffna Kings side that won their second title in 2021 season, when he played just one match, taking two wickets, while in 2024, the left-arm spinner was part of Dambulla Sixers, but did not feature in any match