Kenya and Sri Lanka women book semifinal spots as Singapore, Malaysia & Uganda win

Kenya and Sri Lanka women sealed their semifinal berths even as Singapore, Malaysia and Uganda posted victories on the fourth day of the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Ahmedabad on Monday.

The day began with Singapore beating Australia 59-32 in the men’s match. Aadit Senthilkumar led the raiding with 18 points, while Raja Sri Raam added 15. Vishva Deva topped the defence with seven tackle points as Singapore inflicted three All-Outs. For Australia, Reuben William scored 11 points and Kuldeep Singh scored seven points.

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Malaysia defeated Tanzania 43-26 in the men’s Group A match. Isaac Alton led the raiding with 14 points, while Ravidran Vicram added six. Rama Madhava Rao topped the defence with three tackle points as Malaysia inflicted two All-Outs. For Tanzania, Juma Sultania matched Alton’s 14 points and Khatibu Mussa added five.

Uganda defeated England 47-22 in the men’s Group A match. Mulalira Daglas led the raiding with 11 points, while Rahim Ssekamatte added six. Marvin Tenywa topped the defence with six tackle points, including a Super Tackle, as Uganda inflicted four All-Outs. For England, Felix Li scored eight points and Milan Kaushal six.

Uganda women then defeated Malaysia 35-23 in a Group A match. Shirat Nakayongo led the raiding with 18 points, while Olivia Nalubega added six, with five of them as tackle points, helping Uganda inflict two All-Outs. For Malaysia, Darsini scored 10 points and Ananthi led the defence with five tackle points.

Sri Lanka, Kenya enter last four

In the women’s Group B match, Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh 31-20. Kajenthini led the defence with nine tackle points, while Diluxshana added eight points and Priyavarna notched up five points as Sri Lanka inflicted the only All-Out of the game to put themselves in the ascendancy. For Bangladesh, Anzuara Ratry top-scored with seven raid points, finding support from Sraboni Mollick, who added five points. The win confirmed Sri Lanka’s place in the semifinals.

Kenya registered a dominant 82-6 win against England in the women’s Group B match. Joy Vanessa Onyango led the raiding with 27 points, while Shabbie Yongo added six and Lavenda Odhiambo five. Stacy Karanja and Mary Oteki topped the defence with four tackle points each as Kenya inflicted eight All-Outs. For England, Anisa Khan top-scored with four points and Erin Nicholson added two. The result confirmed Kenya’s place in the semifinals.