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Kenya, Sri Lanka and Scotland win opening Commonwealth Kabaddi matches

The inaugural championship opened at Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Ahmedabad with six one-sided results.

By , Sports news desk

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Kenya and Sri Lanka each won both their men’s and women’s matches, while Uganda and Scotland also made emphatic starts.

Key takeaways

  • Kenya men beat Singapore 48-28
  • Sri Lanka men beat Tanzania 48-21
  • Scotland men beat Australia 59-30
  • Uganda women beat Singapore 61-12
  • Kenya women beat Bangladesh 34-25

Six matches were played on the opening day of the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Ahmedabad.

Men’s results

Kenya defeated Singapore 48-28 in the men’s competition. Captain James Kamweti scored 19 raid points. Stephen Adongo added 7 points and Samuel Wafula contributed 8 points, half of them from tackles. Kenya finished with 32 raid points to Singapore’s 20 and 12 tackle points to 6, and inflicted four All-Outs without conceding one. Muhammad Aidil Mutalib was Singapore’s best with 9 raid points.

Sri Lanka won 48-21 against Tanzania. Milinda Chathuranga scored 11 raid points from 17 raids and Viduranga added 10 points. Sri Lanka outscored Tanzania 25 raid points to 9, inflicted six All-Outs, and got five tackle points from Santhushta. Hafidhi Ali, captain Masudi Omary and Ibrahim Mashaka each took four tackle points, and Juma Sultania scored 7 raid points.

Scotland beat Australia 59-30. Brar scored 25 points, including 23 raid points from 23 raids without a single unsuccessful raid. Captain Ryan Mcgallagly added 12 points, and Remy Friel contributed 5. Scotland dominated both departments, with 40 raid points to 25 and 8 tackle points to 1, and won the All-Out battle 8-2. For Australia, Jasmeet Grewal was the most productive raider with 8 points from just three raids, while Divjot Singh and Kuldeep Singh took 4 each.

Women’s results

Uganda made a flying start with a 61-12 win over Singapore. They scored 33 raid points and 16 tackle points, and inflicted 10 All-Outs without conceding any. Nakayongo Shirat, Ademun Lucy and captain Nalubega Olivia scored 8 points each, and Nayiga Mawanda added 7. Singapore, led by captain Anandarajan Sindini with 6 points, managed just 10 raid points and two tackle points, with Arthi Selvan getting 4 of those raid points.

Kenya’s women edged out Bangladesh 34-25, with Lavenda Odhiambo putting in a marathon performance. She scored 25 points from 23 raids, accounting for 25 of Kenya’s 26 raid points. Bangladesh made it hard for them in the raiding department, with Sraboni Mollick and Anzuara Ratry scoring 7 points each and Brishti Biswas adding 5. But Kenya’s 4 All-Outs to Bangladesh’s 2 and their tackle-point advantage of 2-1 made the difference.

Sri Lanka’s women completed the day’s results with a dominant 53-10 win over Scotland. They scored 22 raid points and 20 tackle points, and inflicted 10 All-Outs without conceding one. Captain Hansamali took 6 tackle points, and Madushani added 5 points. Scotland did not score a single tackle point, though Rowen Strachan’s 5 raid points kept the scoreboard ticking.

Kenya and Sri Lanka each won both their men’s and women’s matches, while Uganda and Scotland also made emphatic starts.

— Kabaddi Adda

Opening day results at the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship

Match

Score

Kenya men v Singapore

48-28

Sri Lanka men v Tanzania

48-21

Scotland men v Australia

59-30

Uganda women v Singapore

61-12

Kenya women v Bangladesh

34-25

Sri Lanka women v Scotland

53-10

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