India’s women’s and men’s kabaddi teams recorded wins over Uganda and Malaysia respectively at the inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship in Ahmedabad on Sunday, 25 October.
The women’s team defeated Uganda 41–18 at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Naranpura. Captain Nidhi Sharma led India with nine points, while Sakshi scored eight and Anu added seven. India accumulated 25 raid points, 11 tackle points and four all-out points during the match.
Defender Ritu contributed six tackle points, while Jyoti added four. Uganda’s leading scorer was Namataka Beatrice with seven points. India’s defence and two all-outs helped establish the 23-point margin.
In the men’s match, India defeated Malaysia 37–23. Neeraj Narwal was the top scorer with 13 points, including four bonus points. Bharat recorded six raid points, Aditya Shinde five and Naveen Kumar three.
India had built a 27–11 lead by half-time. Malaysia scored 12 points to India’s 10 in the second half but could not close the gap. India finished with 27 raid points, four tackle points and four all-out points.
Deepak S led India’s defensive effort with two tackle points, while Pravesh Malik and Shubham Shinde added one each. For Malaysia, Isaac Alton and Leong Suresh Kim Seng recorded six raid points each. Leong also registered a tackle point.
The results extended India’s winning start at the championship. The women’s team had earlier defeated Malaysia and Singapore, while the men had beaten England and Uganda. Both sides continued their campaign with victories on Sunday.
