Battle for top position begins 

• Dialog 4G – the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy/Schoolgirl Cricketer of the Year 2019 

Indications of a battle for the top position of the All-Island Schools segment is brewing up with the deficit between the top two contestants coming down to 1053 votes as the 20th week results of the Dialog 4G – the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2019 contest come out. 

The hint has been delivered by second-placed Pasindu Ushetti of Maris Stella College, Negombo, who blasted in with a record 5291 combined- vote addition to reach 16031. Leader Navod Paranavithana of Mahinda College added 2345 votes combined to take his tally to 17084. With just six more weeks remaining to close, the competition is set to definitely fire up more aggressively than it was. 

Way behind at third is Muizz Rafeel of St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala. If he or others down the line aim to reach the top, it’s more miles in the remaining six weeks. 

The Emerging Schools category is still led by Lithija Kalhara of Ananda Maithree NS, Balangoda, who reaches the milestone of 10000-plus combined votes. Vishal Nagasena of St. Peter’s Gampaha and Thanusha Sandaruwan of St. John’s Nugegoda follow in. Sathya Sadeepani of Devapathiraja College Rathgama too proved that she is keen to finish what she started, while continuing to lead the Girls’ Schools category, which was introduced to the ever-popular competition in the country last season. 

Coupons will be published in the Sunday Times, the two English dailies, the Daily Mirror and DailyFT, and the two Sinhala dailies, Daily Lankadeepa and Ada, Sinhala Weekend Deshaya and Tamil Mirror. 

In addition, Dialog Axiata’s online voting system through their official Online Portal to vote for the Most Popular Cricketer (www.dialog.lk/cricket), is now live.    

Schools have been categorised under three categories – the All-Island, Emerging and Girls schools, according to the segmentation process of Sri Lanka School Cricket Association.

 

Results: Week 20 

All-Island Schools 

Navod Paranavithana Mahinda College 17084 

Pasindu Ushetti Maris Stella College 16031 

Muizz Rafeel St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala 5169 

Lakshitha Rasanjana Nalanda College 4218 

Sukhitha Manoj St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa 3380 

Mihisal Vidanapathirana St. Thomas’ College, Matara 2317 

Yasitha Samararathne Dharmaraja College 1662 

Nishan Madushka Moratu Vidyalaya 1270 

Abhishek Anandakumar Trinity College 874 

Kanishka Ranthilakage Ananda College 810 

Ravindu Fernando Maris Stella College 368 

Shehan Fernando St. Benedict’s College 323 

K.A.L.C. Warnakulasuriya St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala 253 

Supun Sumanarathne Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala 214 

Shevon Daniel St. Joseph’s College 77 

Nuwanidu Fernando St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa 51 

Randheer Ranasinghe St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala 38 

Sandun Mendis Richmond College 27 

Dinitha Prabhanaka Devapathiraja College, Rathgama 17 

Kalana Perera S. Thomas’ College 8 

Pubudu Bandara Trinity College 6 

Emerging Schools 

Lithija Kalhara Ananda Maithree, Balangoda 10846 

Vishal Nagasena St. Peter’s College, Gampaha 7926 

Thanusha Sandaruwan St. John’s College, Nugegoda 4294 

Chamod Sandaru Piliyandala Central 4027 

Roshen Samuel Carey College 1609 

Sachin Jayasinghe Royal College, Panadura 259 

Nisal Malinga Christ King College, Tudella 187 

Lahiru Peiris Christ King College, Tudella 99 

Avishka Lakshan Kalutara Vidyalaya 49 

 

Girls’ Schools 

Sathya Sandeepani Devapathiraja College, Ratgama 3541 

Kaveesha Dilhari Devapathiraja College, Ratgama 1326 

Sithmi Nirasha Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda 1005 

Nimesha Tharuni Marapola MV, Minuwangoda 173 

Readers prizes go to: 1. A.R. Maliyadewa – Pandiwatta, Narampotha, 2. H.M. Ariyarathne – 122/17, Gangewatthe, Lewella, 3. M.D.S. Samaraweera – Sapugahawatta, Dodamgoda, 4. M.Z.M. Unais – 29/6, Malabar Cross Road, Gampola.