The Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship witnessed an action-packed Saturday at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex, with Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Singapore registering wins in the men's competition, while Kenya, Scotland and Malaysia triumphed in the women's event.
Bangladesh opened the men's proceedings with a commanding 67-28 victory over Canada. Md Rahman and Akash Md Julfiker scored 10 raid points each, while Md Al-Amin contributed eight.
Sri Lanka defeated Malaysia 50-28, riding on Milinda Chathuranga's 16 raid points and Viduranga's 11. Singapore produced a similar 50-28 result against Scotland, with Aidil Asyraaf leading the raiders with 10 points.
In the women's competition, Kenya edged Sri Lanka 23-20 in a closely fought encounter. Lavenda
Odhiambo starred with 12 raid points to help Kenya hold off their opponents.
Scotland delivered an impressive performance to beat England 53-36. Kirsty Martin was the standout performer, scoring 25 points, including 24 raid points, as Scotland established control after taking a 26-15 half-time lead.
Malaysia rounded off the women's action with a dominant 63-8 victory over Nigeria. Darsini scored 14 points, while Dhurgadevi added seven tackle points. Malaysia also inflicted 10 All-Outs to underline their superiority.
India's women are scheduled to face Singapore at 6:45 PM on Saturday, October 24, followed by the men's match against Uganda at 8:00 PM.
