Dunith Wellalage, the Sri Lankan all-rounder’s father, dies

Dunith Wellalage, the Sri Lankan all-rounder’s father, dies

Sri Lanka’s Dunith Wellalage has returned home from the ongoing Asia Cup 2025 after his father, Suranga, passed away on Thursday night, the same day when the all-rounder was playing a Group B league match against Afghanistan.

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will face off on Saturday to kick off the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup 2025. Sri Lanka secured their spot by beating Afghanistan in the final group-stage match in Abu Dhabi, finishing unbeaten in Group B. Bangladesh also advanced from the same group.

India and Pakistan had already qualified from Group A, with Pakistan sealing their place after defeating UAE on Wednesday. This sets up a second India vs Pakistan clash in the tournament, scheduled for September 21 in Dubai. India won the first meeting between the two and remained unbeaten ahead of their final group-stage game against Oman.

Pakistan will get a day’s rest before playing Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi. Bangladesh, however, have a tight schedule they’ll play India on September 24 and Pakistan on September 25, both matches taking place in Dubai.

India and Sri Lanka will wrap up the Super Four stage on September 26 in Dubai. The top two teams from this round will meet in the final on September 28, also in Dubai. Importantly, teams will not carry any points from the group stage into the Super Four round.