Kabaddi
Asian Kabaddi Championship: India wins the title- HIGHLIGHTS
Indian Kabaddi team overcame a tough Iranian challenge in the finals to lift the trophy of Asian Kabaddi Championships.
The Indian Kabaddi team defeated Iran twice in two days to win the title of the Asian Kabaddi Championships. In a high-voltage final, India dominated the first half 23-11.
But inspired by their skipper Shadlu, Iran made a comeback in the second half to reduce the gap considerably.
Although a mistake from Shadlu at the last moment ensured that India would lift the title without more hiccups.
Indian skipper Pawan Sehrawat led from the front and did the heavy lifting of scoring points in the bulk.
As it happened:
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- 30 Jun 2023 7:17 AM GMT
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A great morning for the Indian Kabaddi fans as India became the champions of the Asian Kabaddi Championships.
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- 30 Jun 2023 6:55 AM GMT
37' Three minutes to go!
Arjun Deshwal is tackled and Iran trails 30-38 at the moment with only four Indian players on the mat.
- 30 Jun 2023 6:53 AM GMT
Iranian captain is tackled and India can breathe easy.
Nitesh and Nitin combine to tackle Shadlu and the Indian lead remains intact.
India 38-28 Iran
- 30 Jun 2023 6:48 AM GMT
31' Iran is making a comeback with less than 10 minutes to go.
Iranian defence has tackled both Pawan and Aslam in consecutive raids and the point difference is reduced to nine points now.
India 35-26 Iran
- 30 Jun 2023 6:45 AM GMT
29' Shadlu takes out Indian team alone.
First all-out inflicted on the Indian team and it is Iranian captain Shadlu who scored five points in two consecutive raids to make it 23-34.
- 30 Jun 2023 6:41 AM GMT
26' Pawan Sehrawat is scoring points for fun here.
Another two-point raid by the Indian captain and another all-out inflicted on the Iranian team. India has a big lead of 33-14 now.
- 30 Jun 2023 6:39 AM GMT
25' Pawan is super tackled.
The two men in Iranian defence take down Pawan Sehrawat but Nitin Rawal executes a brilliant thigh hold to bring the captain back on mat.
India 29-14 Iran
