Dialog-ST 2019: Pasindu closing in on Navod

Like we indicated last week, a battle between leader Navod Paranavithana and Pasindu Ushetti is brewing up for the top position of the All-Island Schools segment as the 21st week results of the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2019 are 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 7832 to his total. 

With his total reach 24916 the deficit between Navod and Pasindu has expanded to 2589. 

But Pasindu too has bettered than last week and has an addition of 6296 combined votes to closely follow with 22327 votes. Others are following in way far behind. 

The Emerging Schools category is still led by Lithija Kalhara of Ananda Maithree NS, Balangoda. 

He comfortably reaches the tally of 13177 and leads Vishal Nagasena by 4301 votes. 

Thanusha Sandaruwan of St. John's Nugegoda follow 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) 24916 

Pasindu Ushetti (Maris Stella College) 22327 

Muizz Rafeel (St. Anne's College, Kurunegala) 6040 

Lakshitha Rasanjana (Nalanda College) 4452 

Sukhitha Manoj (St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa) 3494 

Mihisal Vidanapathirana (St. Thomas' College, Matara) 2521 

Yasitha Samararathne (Dharmaraja College) 1822 

Nishan Madushka (Moratu Vidyalaya) 1287 

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) 13177 

Vishal Nagasena (St. Peter's College, Gampaha) 8876 

Thanusha Sandaruwan (St. John's College, Nugegoda) 5503 

Chamod Sandaru (Piliyandala Central) 4868 

Roshen Samuel (Carey College) 1646 

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) 4102 

Kaveesha Dilhari (Devapathiraja College, Ratgama) 1352 

Sithmi Nirasha (Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda) 1058 

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