Claiming the ‘champions’ title, India swiftly enters Kabaddi semi-finals beating Pakistan

Dubai, June 26: Hammering a victorious slash against Pakistan, India enters the semi-finals in the Kabaddi Masters Championship 2018. Launching a win of 41- 17 to play against Iran in the semi-finals, this is the third consecutive victory for India.

 

The World Champions led by its star raiders and strong defenders, India made easy work of Pakistan as they dominated the proceedings. Skipper Ajay Thakur along with Rohit Kumar and Monu Goyat scored attack points with ease to lead India to a comfortable victory. In defense, it was Girish Ernak who did the most damage to Pakistan as he scored five tackle points.

Rohit Kumar opened India's account in the third minute while Pakistan's Muhammad Nadeem scored with a raid in the fourth minute. Ajay Thakur got a raid point as India led 3-1 after five minutes. Rohit Kumar scored with a super raid as India extended their lead to 6-1. Pakistan was staring at an all-out when Muhammad Nadeem got a raid point in the seventh minute to trail 3-8.

India went into the break leading 18-9 at the end of the first half. Rishank Devadiga scored with a two-point raid in the 23rd minute to give India 20-11 lead. Ajay Thakur scored with a two-point raid in the 25th minute as India inflicted another all out to lead 25-11. It was a comfortable game for India as the defenders and raiders scored points with ease.

While there are still chances of Pakistan entering the semi-final league if it beats Kenya in the upcoming match.