Basketball
Telangana girls go down fighting to Tamil Nadu 74-81, boys lose to Uttar Pradesh 41-70
Telangana teams failed to put up an impressive show on Day 2 of the 41st Youth National Basketball Championship being played at the at the Chondhe Patil Sports Complex in Pimple Nilakh, Pune, on Wednesday.
The Telangana girls lost their second game in succession as they went down fighting to defending champions Tamil Nadu 74-81 and the boys’ team, which did well against Haryana in their earlier match, failed to make it count against Uttar Pradesh and lost 41-70.
Telangana boys prevail over Haryana; girls go down fighting to Karnataka in Youth basketball
Telangana girls, trailing 15-19 at the end of first quarter, scored 25 points in the second against the 14 garnered by Tamil Nadu to cross over with a 40-33 lead. However, the Tamil Nadu girls made amends in the third quarter to forge ahead with an eight-point lead before closing off the game at 81-74.
Uttar Pradesh stamped their authority by capturing their second straight victory, dismantling Telangana 70-41 in a Pool B clash.
Madhya Pradesh registered a resounding 82-41 victory over Delhi, powered by a stellar 22-point performance from Akshay Kahanchi and 16 points from Prashanth Singh, while Delhi’s Tilak managed a fighting 14 points.
In Level 2 qualifying matches, Uttarakhand boys completely dominated Tripura with a lopsided 72-14 victory, West Bengal cruised past Puducherry 65-44, while Jammu & Kashmir narrowly edged out Odisha 73-71.
In the girls’ section, Haryana won against Uttarakhand 57-36, Chandigarh put on a defensive masterclass by decimating Tripura 71-3, Puducherry outlasted Andhra Pradesh 68-61, and Bihar cruised past Jammu & Kashmir 51-34. Odisha bested West Bengal 62-47, while Jharkhand delivered a commanding 73-13 blow to Assam.
Results: Level I (Elite division) boys: Pool A: Madhya Pradesh 82 (Akshay Kahanchi 22, Prashanth Singh 16) beat Delhi 41 (Tilak 14).
Pool B: Uttar Pradesh 70 (Pawan Panchauri 26, Abhay Chouhan 15, Tejas Baliyan 13, Preran Singh Madhok 13) beat Telangana 41 (Adway Khator 16, Krish Chawda 13, Jaswik Sadeni 11).
Level II (qualifying) boys: Pool C: Uttarakhand beat Tripura 72-14. Pool D: West Bengal beat Puducherry 65-44. Pool E: Jammu & Kashmir beat Odisha 73-71. Girls: Pool C: Haryana beat Uttarakhand 57-36. Pool D: Chandigarh beat Tripura 71-3. Pool E: Puducherry beat Andhra Pradesh 68-61; Bihar beat Jammu & Kashmir 51-34. Pool F: Odisha beat West Bengal 62-47; Jharkhand beat Assam 73-13.