THIS star cricketer’s father passed away in middle of match, video of Sanath Jayasuriya revealing tragic news goes viral during Asia Cup 2025 match vs Afghanistan
22 -year -old Sri Lankan cricket player Dunith Welalage received destructive news after the Asian Cup 2025 matches against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi. Read here to learn the details.
During the Asian Cup 2025 tournament in the United Arab Emirates, a heartfelt event emerged on Thursday night. Sri Lankalı Cricket player Dunith Welalage received devastating news about his father’s passing in a group B match against Afghanistan at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Sri Lanka’s Asian Cup 2025, which preserves its places in the super 4 stages of Afghanistan after six small victory, former Sri Lanka captain and current head coach Arth Jayasuriya, Dunith Wellage’ı informed about the death of his father. A video that captured Jayasuriya and sent the news to Dunith, who appeared visible to Dunith, quickly wandered on social media.
Watch: Sri Lankalı coach Dunith Wellage’s father’s death news shares news
Sri Lanka’s coach Sanat Jayasuriya and Team Manager Dunith Wellage informed about the death of his father immediately after the match. Dunith’s father passed away due to a sudden heart attack. He was 54 years old.
Video Loans- Dhanushka pic.twitter.com/p01fwlvw– Nibraz Ramzan (@nibraz88cricket) 18 September 2025
22 -year -old Wellagee learned the death of his father after the match, where SL won six small doors to advance the super four scenes invincible Super Stage. Shortly after the end of the match, according to Espncricinfo’ya left the house.
Russell Arnold shared the news about Dunith Wellage’s father’s death.
Former Sri Lanka versatile Russell Arnold shared news about the death of Dunith Wellage’s father at Sony Sports Network on Thursday night. “Dunith Welalage’s father Suranga, passed away a while ago. He played a little jack. You know how big our school jack scene was. When I captured my school, he seized the Prince of Wales College,” former Sri Lanka Cricket player Russel Arnold said while commenting on his Sony sports network.
Arnold, “Hearing this is quite sad. The news was broken to Dunith some time ago. Condolences to the family. Celebrations will be quiet. Team is a tight place, dressing room. Hopefully, it ties them and helps them to continue in super 4 stages, Ar Arnold added.
Wellage’s performance during the match vs Afghanistan
Wellage did not have a good match with the ball, taking 1/49 in four seas, and Muhammad Nabi accepted five six and a total of 32 runs in the final.
This suspects more participation in the tournament to play SL against Bangladesh on September 20, Pakistan on September 23 and India on September 26th.
This fixture was the fifth T20 and the first in the tournament. 31 ODI played, two five small gates against India, one 2023 Asian Cup, during the ODI pressure. In this tournament, the top 10 small doors claimed.
39 small gates in the ODIs, seven in T20IS and played some important strokes with the bat in the ODI, 386 Running 24 Inning an average of 20.31 and fifty and fifty.
Asian Cup 2025: Sri lank vs Afghanistan
After Afghanistan first chosen to bat, Thesara’s (4/18) PowerPlay abuse caused the Afghans to shake at 40/3. Despite the supporting roles of Ibrahim Zadran (24 of the six to 27 balls) and Captain Rashid Khan (24 of 23 balls, two four and six), Afghanistan fought at 114/7 in the sea. This is from an experienced Muhammad Nabi (22 balls 60*, three four and six), five or six in the final, five six against Dunith Wellage, 20 in the seaside 169/7.
