INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
19).The alleged victim claims she was sexually assaulted on November 02, 2022 at her eastern suburbs home after matching with Gunathilaka on
Tinder and meeting him at the Sydney Opera Bar for a date.Gunathilaka allegedly told the woman he did not need to wear a condom, saying that
she should trust him and that she would not fall pregnant.The 32-year-old batsman has denied any wrongdoing and has pleaded not guilty to
one count of sexual intercourse without consent.Gunathilaka was in Australia at the time to participate in the T20 World Cup.The duo had
chatted on several times through the dating app, Instagram and video calls on WhatsApp from October 31, before their meeting three days
who cannot be legally identified, was also asked about what she said occurred after the pair left the Opera Bar to have pizza in the Sydney
from behind in a manner she did not like.CCTV footage shows her chatting and embracing the cricketer on a side outdoor deck and seems to
show her waving in front of his phone as he films Sydney Harbour.After they go back inside the cabin to sit down, the footage shows her
holding his hands for a long time before getting up to leave.She said the forceful kiss and the slap happened in another area of the ferry
where there was no CCTV.The alleged victim says he did slap her but she does not know at what point it was while they were on the ferry.She
said she invited him into her house where she offered him some wine and played the guitar.She told police she had stopped playing because
Gunathilaka kept filming her without her permission.Thangaraj suggested events that allegedly happened after this, including that
claims she led the cricketer into the bedroom and lit candles to set the mood despite the prior alleged aggressive conduct.The trial heard
before Judge Sarah Huggett without a jury continues.-with inputs from Australian Associated Press (AAP)
