A 16-year-old boy was killed in Sri Lanka during a soft ball cricket match when six players attacked him after an argument over delivery of a wide ball.
The victim who was bowling denied delivering a wide ball while the batsman claimed it was a wide and an argument ensued between the two players, police said.
The batsman then attacked the bowler with a stump and five others joined him in targetting the victim.
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The victim was badly injured and later succumbed to his injuries in a hospital, police said.
Six persons have been arrested by the police in this connection in Matugama.
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