Indian women’s Kho-Kho team made it to quarter-finals, defeated Iran 100-16

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|16-01-2025

The first World Cup of Kho-Kho is being played at Indira Gandhi Stadium in Delhi. In this tournament, strong play is being seen from the Indian women's and men's teams. The Indian women's Kho-Kho team had achieved a historic victory against South Korea in its first match and won the match 175-18. Now the Indian women's Kho-Kho team won one-sidedly against Iran also. With 2 consecutive wins he also confirmed his place in the quarter finals.

India's big victory against Iran

In the match played against Iran, the Indian women's team played brilliantly and did not allow the opposing team to stay on the field. The Indian women's Kho-Kho team won the match by a margin of 100-16. She managed to touch the 100-point mark for the second consecutive match. India scored 50 points in turn 1. During this, Ashwini and Meenu achieved many touchpoints. Apart from this, a dream run was also seen from the Indian team in Turn 3.

In this match, Wazir Nirmala, Captain Priyanka Ingle, Nirmala Bhati and Nasreen performed very well for Team India, due to which it managed to achieve its second consecutive victory. Mobina was chosen best attacker of the match in this match. Not the best defender of the menu. Meanwhile, Priyanka Ingle got the Player of the Match award.

Now there will be competition with Malaysia

Let us tell you, a total of 19 teams are playing in the women's competition. Team India will now play its last match in the group stage against Malaysia. This match between the two teams will be played on January 16 at 7 pm. At present, Team India is at the top of its group with 2 wins in 2 matches. After the group stage, the playoff matches will start from January 17. Whereas the final matches will be played on January 19.

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