Sri Lanka spinner Sachithra Senanayake and New Zealand's Kane Williamson have been cleared by the International Cricket Council to resume bowling.

Senanayake, 29, was reported for a suspect bowling action after June's one-day international against England at Lord's. He played in the remainder of the series and his 'Mankad' dismissal of Jos Buttler sparked controversy. He was suspended on July 12 after testing at Cardiff Metropolitan University.

Having now been cleared to bowl, he could return to face the same opposition when Sri Lanka update their squad for the final two one-day internationals of the ongoing seven-match series, which his side currently lead 3-1.

An ICC statement on Tuesday morning read: "The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed that, following remedial work and a re-test, the bowling actions of Sri Lanka's Sachithra Senanayake and New Zealand's Kane Williamson are legal and they can now resume bowling in international cricket.

"Since being reported earlier in the year, both bowlers have remodelled their bowling actions prior to applying to have their actions re-tested. The results showed that the level of elbow extension measured for all deliveries bowled was now within the 15-degree level of tolerance permitted under the ICC regulations.

"The umpires are still at liberty to report these bowlers in the future if they believe the bowler is displaying a suspect action and not reproducing the legal action that was analysed during the re-test.

"To assist in comparing the action used in the lab to the action used in upcoming matches, umpires have been provided with images and video footage of the remodelled legal actions of both bowlers."

Williamson continued to contribute as a batsman for New Zealand and Yorkshire, and is even captaining his country against Pakistan with Brendon McCullum rested, but the 24-year-old had been banned from bowling his part-time off-spin after being reported during June's Test against the West Indies in Trinidad.