India thrashes Bangladesh 57-20 in Kabaddi World Cup
What's the story
India kept their semi-final hopes alive as the host team defeated Bangladesh 57-20 in the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup. It was an easy win for India with the defence and raiders putting on a tremendous show and inflicting total four all outs on Bangladesh. For India, Ajay Thakur picked up 10 raid points while Pradeep Narwal got eight.
Iran vs Kenya
Iran wins the match; Kenya wins hearts
Favorites Iran survived a huge scare before winning 33-28 in the Group B match against Kenya at the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup. Kenya gave a tough fight and were trailing by just two points with the last couple of minutes remaining in the game; however, Saeid Ghaffari's successful raid increased the margin and Iran won the match. This was Iran's third consecutive win.
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I am happy with the performance: Kenya's coach
Kenya's coach Laventer Oguta said that she was happy with the performance of her team. She added, "We lost, but not by a big margin. I'm happy with the performance. Iran is a good team and we gave a good fight".
Points Table
India climbs top spot in Group A
As India defeated Bangladesh in their third match at the tournament, India climbed to the top spot of the points table in Group A with 11 points. Korea is on the second place after playing two matches. In Group B, Iran continued to dominate the table with a win against Kenya. With 15 points, Iran is placed first, followed by Kenya with six points.