Dunith Wellalage to rejoin Sri Lanka squad after father’s passing

Sri Lanka allrounder Dunith Wellalage is set to rejoin the national squad on Saturday morning ahead of their Super Four opener against Bangladesh in Dubai.

Wellalage returns home to bid final farewell to his father

Sri Lanka celebrated a victory in the Asia Cup in Abu Dhabi, but for young allrounder Dunith Wellalage, the joy was short-lived. After the match, he received the most heartbreaking news of his life that his father, Suranga Wellalage, had passed away following a cardiac arrest.

Sri Lankan cricketer Dunith Wellalage’s father passes away during Asia Cup match

Suranga Wellalage, father of Sri Lankan all-rounder Dunith Wellalage, passed away in Colombo after suffering a cardiac arrest. On the same day his father died, Dunith took the field for Sri Lanka in their Asia Cup encounter against Afghanistan.

Sri Lanka hammer Australia in record 174-run rout

Sri Lanka spinner Dunith Wellalage took four wickets to give a hapless Australia their lowest ever total in Asia with a 174-run loss in Friday's second and final ODI.