Bangladesh Out of Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship After Semi-Final Loss to India
Bangladesh have been knocked out in the semi-finals of the first Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship. On Friday (30 October), Bangladesh lost 56-27 to hosts India at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Ahmedabad.
India dominated from the start of the match. Bangladesh trailed 28-8 at half-time, could not recover after the break, and left the court beaten by a margin of 29 points.
Bangladesh finished the tournament with four wins and two losses from six matches.
Bangladesh had opened the tournament by beating Canada 67-28. In their second match, however, they lost a close contest 32-31 to Kenya.
They then beat Singapore 60-28 and Australia 69-31 to strengthen their semi-final chances, and confirmed their place in the last four by beating Scotland 70-20 in their final group match.
Bangladesh reached the semi-finals as runners-up in Group B with 8 points. Unable to get past India, they are now out of the title race.
Bangladesh had also faced India at the most recent Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, where India won the group match 48-25. In Ahmedabad this time, the hosts increased their winning margin.
