Ahmedabad, October 26: Kenya and Sri Lanka's women booked their places in the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship on Monday, both qualifying from Group B. In the men's competition, Singapore, Malaysia and Uganda all won on day four at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex, and Uganda's women also picked up a win.
Kenya made their statement in style, thrashing England 82-6, the biggest margin of the championship so far. Joy Vanessa Onyango scored 27 raid points on her own.
Women: Kenya and Sri Lanka into the semi-finals
Kenya's women were ruthless against England. Joy Vanessa Onyango's 27 raid points led the way, with Shabbie Yongo adding six and Lavenda Odhiambo, the star of their first two wins, chipping in with five. Stacy Karanja and Mary Oteki took four tackle points each as Kenya inflicted eight All-Outs. Anisa Khan was England's top scorer with four points and Erin Nicholson added two. The win made it three from three for Kenya and sealed their semi-final place.
Sri Lanka joined them with a 31-20 win over Bangladesh, built on defence. Kajenthini took nine tackle points, Diluxshana added eight points and Priyavarna five, and Sri Lanka inflicted the only All-Out of the match to take control. Anzuara Ratry was Bangladesh's top scorer with seven raid points and Sraboni Mollick added five.
In Group A, Uganda's women beat Malaysia 35-23. Shirat Nakayongo led the raiding with 18 points, and captain Olivia Nalubega scored six, five of them from tackles, as Uganda inflicted two All-Outs. Darsini scored 10 points for Malaysia and Ananthi led their defence with five tackle points.
Men: Singapore, Malaysia and Uganda win
Singapore opened the day by beating Australia 59-32 for their second win of the championship. Aadit Senthilkumar led the raiding with 18 points and Raja Sri Raam added 15, while Vishva Deva took seven tackle points as Singapore inflicted three All-Outs. Reuben William scored 11 points for Australia and Kuldeep Singh seven.
Malaysia beat Tanzania 43-26 in Group A for their first win, after defeats to Sri Lanka and India. Isaac Alton scored 14 raid points and Ravidran Vicram six, and Rama Madhava Rao led the defence with three tackle points as Malaysia inflicted two All-Outs. Tanzania's Juma Sultania matched Alton with 14 points, and Khatibu Mussa added five.
Uganda's men bounced back from their two-point defeat to Sri Lanka by beating England 47-22. Mulalira Daglas led the raiding with 11 points and Rahim Ssekamatte added six. Marvin Tenywa took six tackle points, including a Super Tackle, as Uganda inflicted four All-Outs. Felix Li scored eight points for England and Milan Kaushal six.
Day four results
- Men: Singapore 59-32 Australia
- Men: Malaysia 43-26 Tanzania
- Men: Uganda 47-22 England
- Women: Uganda 35-23 Malaysia
- Women: Sri Lanka 31-20 Bangladesh
- Women: Kenya 82-6 England
