Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship day 2: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Singapore win

Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship day 2: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Singapore dominate as Kirsty Martin scores 25

Bangladesh thrashed Canada 67-28 and Sri Lanka made it two from two in the men's event, while Kenya's women edged Sri Lanka 23-20 and Scotland's Kirsty Martin scored 25 points against England.

By SportzCraazy desk · 27 min ago

Sri Lanka's defenders tackle a Malaysia raider at the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship in Ahmedabad

Photo: Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship

Ahmedabad, October 24: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Singapore all won comfortably in the men's competition on day two of the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex on Saturday. In the women's event, Kenya edged Sri Lanka in the closest game of the day, Scotland beat England and Malaysia routed Nigeria.

Two raiders stood out again. Scotland's Kirsty Martin scored 25 points against England, and Kenya's Lavenda Odhiambo, who scored 25 on the opening day, led her side to victory once more.

Men: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Singapore cruise

Bangladesh opened the day by crushing Canada 67-28, having led 33-18 at half-time. Md Rahman and Akash Md Julfiker scored 10 raid points each and Md Al-Amin added eight. Bangladesh piled up 45 raid points to Canada's 19 and inflicted five All-Outs.

A Bangladesh raider takes on the Canada defence at the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship — Photo: Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship

Sri Lanka made it two wins from two with a 50-28 victory over Malaysia after leading 29-11 at the break. Milinda Chathuranga, who scored 11 raid points against Tanzania on Friday, went one better with 16, and Viduranga added 11. Sri Lanka scored 35 raid points and nine tackle points and inflicted three All-Outs.

A Sri Lanka raider escapes the Malaysia defence in Ahmedabad — Photo: Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship

Singapore bounced back from their opening defeat to Kenya by beating Scotland 50-28, after leading 31-11 at half-time. Aidil Asyraaf top-scored with 10 raid points and Aadil Senthilkumar added five. Singapore scored 28 raid points to Scotland's 11 and inflicted six All-Outs.

Women: Kenya edge Sri Lanka, Martin stars for Scotland

Kenya's women beat Sri Lanka 23-20 in a tight, low-scoring contest. Lavenda Odhiambo led the way with 12 raid points and Lizzeanne Owino added three. Kenya edged the raiding 15-11, but Sri Lanka's defence took nine tackle points and kept them in the game until the end.

A Kenya raider in action against Sri Lanka's women at the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship — Photo: Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship

Scotland's women beat England 53-36 after leading 26-15 at half-time. Kirsty Martin was outstanding with 25 points, 24 of them from raids, and Steele added six points. Scotland scored 38 raid points and inflicted two All-Outs. England's 26 raid points and six extra points were not enough to close the gap.

A Scotland raider reaches for a touch against England's women — Photo: Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship

Scotland's women tackle an England raider in Ahmedabad — Photo: Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship

Malaysia's women closed the day with a crushing 63-8 win over Nigeria, having led 36-5 at half-time. Darsini was the standout with 14 points, 13 of them from raids, and Dhurgadevi took seven tackle points. Malaysia scored 33 raid points and 14 tackle points and inflicted 10 All-Outs.