Pasindu closing in on Navod

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

Like we indicated last week, a battle between leader Navod Paranavithana and Pasindu Ushetti is brewing for the top position of the All-Island Schools segment since the 21st week results of the Dialog 4G- Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2019 were released. 

After last week’s sudden acceleration from Maris Stella’s Pasindu, Navod of Mahinda Galle has managed to claim the highest number of combined votes received for a week with the addition of 7,832 to his total. With his total reach 24,916, the deficit between Navod and Pasindu has expanded to 2,589. But Pasindu, too, has bettered compared to the previous week and has an addition of 6,296 combined votes to closely follow with 22,327 votes. Others are following way far behind. 

The Emerging Schools category is still led by Lithija Kalhara of Ananda Maithree NS, Balangoda. He comfortably reaches the tally of 13,177 and leads Vishal Nagasena by 4,301 votes. Thanusha Sandaruwan of St. John’s Nugegoda followed in at third. Sathya Sadeepani of Devapathiraja College Rathgama, too, cruises on as the leader of 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 TamilMirror. 

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 alive. 

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 21 

All-Island Schools 

Navod Paranavithana Mahinda College 24,916 

Pasindu Ushetti Maris Stella College 22,327 

Muizz Rafeel St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala 6,040 

Lakshitha Rasanjana Nalanda College 4,452 

Sukhitha Manoj St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa 3,494 

Mihisal Vidanapathirana St. Thomas’ College, Matara 2,521 

Yasitha Samararathne Dharmaraja College 1,822 

Nishan Madushka Moratu Vidyalaya 1,287 

Abhishek Anandakumar Trinity College 960 

Kanishka Ranthilakage Ananda College 854 

Ravindu Fernando Maris Stella College 393 

Supun Sumanarathne Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala 387 

Shehan Fernando St. Benedict’s College 325 

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

Shevon Daniel St. Joseph’s College 108 

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 13,177 

Vishal Nagasena St. Peter’s College, Gampaha 8,876 

Thanusha Sandaruwan St. John’s College, Nugegoda 5,503 

Chamod Sandaru Piliyandala Central 4,868 

Roshen Samuel Carey College 1,646 

Sachin Jayasinghe Royal College, Panadura 269 

Nisal Malinga Christ King College, Tudella 192 

Lahiru Peiris Christ King College, Tudella 99 

Avishka Lakshan Kalutara Vidyalaya 49 

Girls’ Schools 

Sathya Sandeepani Devapathiraja College, Ratgama 4,102 

Kaveesha Dilhari Devapathiraja College, Ratgama 1,352 

Sithmi Nirasha Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda 1,058 

Nimesha Tharuni Marapola MV, Minuwangoda 205 

Readers prizes go to: 



1. Sandun Lakshan Keerthi, Yakgaha, Walahanduwa, Galle

2. Pradeep Marasinghe, 29, Diyagewatte, Uyanwatta, Matara

3. Vihangi Kavindya, 72/19, Siri Derana Watta, Pethiyagoda, Gampaha

4. Ustus Fernando, 308B, Jubilee Road, Katunayake