Ahmedabad, October 27: Malaysia won twice on day five of the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex on Tuesday, with their women thrashing Singapore 62-17 to stay in the race for the semi-finals and their men beating England 55-29. Bangladesh and Canada also won comfortably in the men's event, and Kenya's women, already through to the last four, stayed unbeaten with a 61-16 win over Scotland.
Every match on the day was decided by at least 26 points, and four of the five winners scored 60 or more.
Women: Malaysia stay in the hunt, Kenya roll on
Malaysia's women bounced back from Monday's defeat to Uganda by putting Singapore away 62-17. Shamithra led the raiding with 17 points, Darsini added 12 and Bramakumari six. Malaysia collected 37 raid points and inflicted five All-Outs, while Singapore managed 14 raid points and three tackle points all match. The win keeps Malaysia's semi-final hopes alive going into the last round of group games.
Kenya, who sealed their semi-final place with an 82-6 rout of England on Monday, did not ease off against Scotland. Lavenda Odhiambo top-scored with 16 points, Esther Omolo added nine and Joy Vanessa Onyango, Monday's 27-point star, chipped in with six. Kenya scored 37 raid points and inflicted eight All-Outs; Scotland were held to 12 raid points and four tackle points.
Men: Bangladesh, Canada and Malaysia win big
Bangladesh beat Singapore 60-28. Md Rahman led the way with 12 points, Md Hasibul Hossain added eight and Akash Md Julfiker six, and Bangladesh's 39 raid points came with three All-Outs. Sheikh Razu anchored the defence with six tackle points. Aadit Senthilkumar, who scored 18 in Monday's win over Australia, was Singapore's top scorer again with 11 points, but Singapore could not keep pace.
Canada were just as dominant against Scotland, winning 62-30. Anmol Thakur's 19 points led the attack, with Manpreet Singh adding 15 and Anand nine. Canada scored 37 raid points and inflicted four All-Outs, while Scotland managed 18 raid points and nine tackle points.
Malaysia's men, who beat Tanzania on Monday for their first win, made it two in a row by beating England 55-29, and this time their defence did much of the work. Ravidran Vicram scored 14 points and Isaac Alton eight, and Rama Naidu Madhava Rao took seven tackle points as Malaysia piled up 19 tackle points to go with 27 raid points and four All-Outs. England matched them closely on raids with 25 points, but managed only three tackle points.
Day five results
- Women: Kenya 61-16 Scotland
- Women: Malaysia 62-17 Singapore
- Men: Bangladesh 60-28 Singapore
- Men: Canada 62-30 Scotland
- Men: Malaysia 55-29 England
