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Sri Lanka Allrounder Dunith Wellalage Loses Father During Asia Cup

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Dunith Wellalage Father Dies During Sri Lanka Asia Cup

Sri Lankan cricketer Dunith Wellalage faced personal tragedy on Thursday, September 18, as his father, Suranga Wellalage, passed away. The heartbreaking news came on the same day Dunith was representing Sri Lanka in their Asia Cup Group B clash against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi.

News Reached After the Match

Wellalage, aged 22, only learned about his father’s passing after the match had concluded. Sri Lanka secured a six-wicket win with eight balls remaining, confirming their spot in the Super Four stage. Immediately after the game, the young allrounder departed for home to be with his family.

β€œπ‘»π’‰π’† π’•π’Šπ’Žπ’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒔 π’Žπ’‚π’Œπ’†π’” π’Šπ’• 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 π’Žπ’π’“π’† π’…π’Šπ’‡π’‡π’Šπ’„π’–π’π’•, 𝒂𝒔 π‘«π’–π’π’Šπ’•π’‰ 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒆𝒅 π’‰π’Šπ’” π’„π’π’–π’π’•π’“π’š π’Žπ’π’—π’† π’‡π’π’“π’˜π’‚π’“π’… π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’•π’π’–π’“π’π’‚π’Žπ’†π’π’•,” 𝒂 π’•π’†π’‚π’Ž 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅.

Future in Asia Cup Uncertain

The bereavement has cast uncertainty over Wellalage’s participation in the rest of the Asia Cup 2025, where Sri Lanka are scheduled to play at least three more fixtures:

Rising Career Cut Short by Tragedy

The Afghanistan game marked Wellalage’s fifth T20I appearance, and his first in this year’s Asia Cup. The left-arm spinner has also played 31 ODIs, with notable performances including:

β€œπ‘―π’† 𝒉𝒂𝒔 π’‚π’π’“π’†π’‚π’…π’š 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 π’‰π’Šπ’Žπ’”π’†π’π’‡ π’‚π’ˆπ’‚π’Šπ’π’”π’• 𝒕𝒐𝒑 π’•π’†π’‚π’Žπ’”, π’†π’”π’‘π’†π’„π’Šπ’‚π’π’π’š π‘°π’π’…π’Šπ’‚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’Šπ’” 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 π‘Ίπ’“π’Š π‘³π’‚π’π’Œπ’‚β€™π’” π’ƒπ’“π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’•π’†π’”π’• π’šπ’π’–π’π’ˆ 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔,” π’„π’“π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’†π’• 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒅.

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