Dialog-ST 2019: All-Island leader Navod relaxes after giant leap

After his giant leap last week, with a staggering vote addition of closer to 5500, Navod Paranavithana of Mahinda College has settled in at top position of the All-Island Schools segment, as the 14th week of the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2019 contest reaches an end. 

Navod manages to hold on to the top comfortably while leading Sukhitha Manoj of St. Sebastian's College Moratuwa by 4448, a further improvement from last week. 

The following two positions remain unchanged while Nishan Madushka of Moratu Vidyalaya makes a quick progress to fifth from 10th position while Shehan Fernando of St. Benedict's College gain a slot to the 10th position. 

Vishal Nagasena of St. Peter's Gampaha, continues to lead the Emerging Schools category for yet another week while Lithija Kalhara of Ananda Maithree NS Balangoda and Tanusha Sandaruwan of St. John's College Nugegoda continue to follow steadily. 

Sathya Sadeepani of Devapathiraja College Rathgama remains as 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 and Sinhala Weekend, Deshaya. From this year coupons will also come will out in the 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. Online registrations ended on December 31, 2018. 

Players who have represented their respective school in First XI cricket and with a tally of 400 or above runs or 25 wickets or above in the last season will be automatically eligible for the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2018 competition. 

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 14

All-Island Schools 

Navod Paranavithana (Mahinda College) 7453 

Sukhitha Manoj (St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa) 3005 

Lakshitha Rasanjana (Nalanda College) 1397 

Naushan Rafeel (St. Anne's College, Kurunegala) 987 

Nishan Madushka (Moratu Vidyalaya) 893 

Abhishek Ananda (Trinity College) 637 

Yasitha Samararathne (Dharmaraja College) 502 

Kanishka Ranthilakage (Ananda College) 423 

Ravindu Fernando (Maris Stella College) 302 

Shehan Fernando (St. Benedict's College) 286 

K.A.L.C. Warnakulasuriya (St. Anne's College, Kurunegala) 253 

Mihisal Vidanapathirana (St. Thomas' College, Matara) 175 

Pasindu Ushetti (Maris Stella College) 104 

Nuwanidu Fernando (St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa) 51 

Randheer Ranasinghe (St. Anne's College, Kurunegala) 38 

Sandun Mendis (Richmond College) 26 

Dinitha Prabhanaka (Devapathiraja College, Rathgama) 17 

Pasindu Bandara (Trinity College) 6 

Kalana Perera (S. Thomas' College) 5 

Shevon Daniel (St. Joseph's College) 4 

Emerging Schools 

Vishal Nagasena (St. Peter's College, Gampaha) 3975 

Lithija Kalhara (Ananda Maithree, Balangoda) 2685 

Thanusha Sandaruwan (St. John's College, Nugegoda) 2525 

Chamod Sandaru (Piliyandala Central) 234 

Sachin Jayasinghe (Royal College, Panadura) 182 

Girls' Schools 

Sathya Sandeepani (Devapathiraja College, Ratgama) 235 

Sithmi Nirasha (Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda) 38 

Nimesha Tharuni (Marapola MV, Minuwangoda) 27 

Readers prizes go to: 1. Hemamalini Ranthilakage, 426/38, H.P.T. Welipillewa, Ganemulla, 2. Vihanga Weragosa, 97, Devala Road, Katubedda, Moratuwa, 3. Nipun Harsha Fernando, 8, St. Peter's Lane, Moratumulla, Moratuwa, 4. Hema Navarathne, 'Ravanara', Iswetiya Watta, Narammala