Lithija topples Vishal to take ‘Emerging’ domain
View(s):Navod Paranavithana of Mahinda College continues the domination of the All-Island Schools while Lithija Kalhara of Ananda Maithree National School Balangoda races to gain the leadership of the Emerging Schools as the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2019 contest completes its 16th week. The sudden changes have occurred with the release of the online voting count, which will begin to add on to the tally from this weekend onwards.
The significant progress, however was recorded by Pasindu Ushetti of Maris Stella College Negombo, who moves to fourth from eighth in the All-Island Schools, with the best intake of 1985, 20 votes better than Navod. Also gaining places are Yasitha Samararatne of Dharmaraja and Mihisal Vidanapathirana of St. Thomas’ Matara from the category.
Vishal Nagasena of St. Peter’s Gampaha, loses his grip in the Emerging Schools category as Lithija Kalhara made a giant leap by adding the best combined figures for the week, which is 2357. Vishal, however, would not give in that easily just as Thanusha Sandaruwan of St. John’s College.
Sathya Sadeepani of Devapathiraja College Rathgama continues to lead the Girls’ Schools category, which was introduced to the ever popular competition in the country last season. Sathya and her team mate Kaveesha Dilhari, who debuted last week at No.2, have made great progress in numbers to remain in the top two.
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.
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 are automatically eligible for the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2019 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 16 | |
| All-Island Schools Navod Paranavithana Mahinda College 9705 Sukhitha Manoj St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa 3210 Lakshitha Rasanjana Nalanda College 2928 Pasindu Ushetti Maris Stella College 2613 Muizz Rafeel St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala 2037 Yasitha Samararathne Dharmaraja College 1105 Mihisal Vidanapathirana St. Thomas’ College, Matara 990 Nishan Madushka Moratu Vidyalaya 979 Abhishek Anandakumar Trinity College 691 Kanishka Ranthilakage Ananda College 545 Ravindu Fernando Maris Stella College 304 Shehan Fernando St. Benedict’s College 291 K.A.L.C. Warnakulasuriya St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala 253 Supun Sumanarathne Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala 142 Nuwanidu Fernando St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa 51 Randheer Ranasinghe St. Anne’s College, Kurunegala 38 Shevon Daniel St. Joseph’s College 37 Sandun Mendis Richmond College 26 Dinitha Prabhanaka Devapathiraja College, Rathgama 17 Pubudu Bandara Trinity College 6 Kalana Perera S. Thomas’ College 5 Emerging Schools Lithija Kalhara Ananda Maithree, Balangoda 5379 Vishal Nagasena St. Peter’s College, Gampaha 4553 Thanusha Sandaruwan St. John’s College, Nugegoda 3090 Chamod Sandaru Piliyandala Central 993 Roshen Samuel Carey College 478 Sachin Jayasinghe Royal College, Panadura 213 Nisal Malinga Christ King College, Tudella 41 Avishka Lakshan Kalutara Vidyalaya 18 Girls’ Schools Sathya Sandeepani Devapathiraja College, Ratgama 968 Kaveesha Dilhari Devapathiraja College, Ratgama 687 Nimesha Tharuni Marapola MV, Minuwangoda 523 Sithmi Nirasha Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda 92 Readers prizes go to: 1. Viraj Kushalya, 487, Ranmuthugama, Kadawatha, 2. Amindu Imasha, 29, Gonawala, Kelaniya, 3. Regina Nalini de Livera, 390/42, Katuwapitiya Estate, Negombo, 4. A.R.M. Aaqil, B15 – 2/4, De Soysa Flats, Ratmalana |