Ahmedabad, October 25: India's women and men stayed unbeaten at the inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship on Sunday. The women beat Uganda 41-18 and the men saw off Malaysia 37-23 at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Naranpura, Ahmedabad.
Women: India 41-18 Uganda
Captain Nidhi Sharma led the way with nine points as India's women won by 23 points. Sakshi, India's top scorer in the opening win over Malaysia, added eight and Anu seven.
India's defence was just as strong. Ritu took six tackle points and Jyoti four, as India finished with 25 raid points, 11 tackle points and two All-Outs.
Namataka Beatrice was Uganda's top scorer with seven points, and Nabwegamo Catherine made two tackles. Uganda scored 13 raid points and five tackle points, but could not stop India's defence or avoid two All-Outs.
Men: India 37-23 Malaysia
Neeraj Narwal starred for India's men with 13 points, including four bonus points, after scoring 11 against England on the opening day. Bharat added six raid points, Aditya Shinde five and Naveen Kumar three.
India took control early, inflicting both their All-Outs in the first half to lead 27-11 at the break. Malaysia won the second half 12-10, but the gap was far too big to close.
India finished with 27 raid points and four tackle points. Deepak S made two tackles, and Pravesh Malik and Shubham Shinde one each. For Malaysia, Isaac Alton and Leong Suresh Kim Seng scored six raid points apiece, and Leong also made a tackle. Malaysia ended with 18 raid points and four tackle points.
Results
- Women: India 41-18 Uganda
- Men: India 37-23 Malaysia
