New Delhi: in a Heartbreaking Turn of Events, Sri Lankan Spinner Dunith Wellage Learned of His Father’s Sudden demise only after helping his team second Cup Group B Clash in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, September 18.Go beyond the boundary with our youtube channel. Subscribe now!The 22-year-old spinner was unaware that his father, suranga wellage, had passed away earlier in colombo while he was on the field. According to reports, the tragic news was conveyed to Him by Sri Lanka’s Team Manager Moments after the post-match formalities concluded. Wellage immediatily left the squad to return home and be with his family.The Young Cricketer’s Grief Adds A Somber Note to what was Otherwise a Crucial Victory for Sri Lanka, Who Advanced to the Supreme Four Stage Unbeated. This development, however, throws unceerty over wellage’s further participation in the tournament, with Sri Lanka Scheduled to Face Bangladesh on September 20, Pakistan on September 23, and India September 26.
Thursday’s match was wellage’s fifth t20 international and his first of the 2025 asia cup. Thought He Struggled With the Ball – Conceding 49 Runs in His Four Overs, Including Five Sixes in the Final Over to a rampaging mohammed nabi – His Teammates Ralliad to Scripst a Successful Chase. Kusal Mendis’s Unbeated 74 and Kamindu Mendis’s Late Cameo Ensured Sri Lanka Crossed The Target of 170 with EIGHT BALLS to Spare.Wellalege has alredy built a reputation as one of Sri Lanka’s Brightest Young Prospects, with Standout Odie Spells Against India, Including His Career- Best 5/27 Last Month in Colombo. Buth’s Triumph will forever be bittersweet for the youngster, who went from celebrating a team win to fight personal tragedy in the space of minters.For now, The Cricket Extnds Its Condolences to Dunith Wellage and His Family during this Difacity Time.
