Kabaddi World Cup: Thailand crush USA 69-22

17 October,2016 07:54 AM IST |   |  Agencies

A dominant first half performance saw Thailand register an easy 69-22 win over USA yesterday

Player of USA kabbadi team catch rider player from Thailand during the Kabaddi World Cup 2016 match in Ahmedabad. Pic/PTI



Player of USA kabbadi team catch rider player from Thailand during the Kabaddi World Cup 2016 match in Ahmedabad. Pic/PTI

Ahmedabad: A dominant first half performance saw Thailand register an easy 69-22 win over USA yesterday.

Skipper Khomsan Thongkham scored 14 points as Thailand raiders put on a spectacular show at the TransStadia Arena here.

Thailand scored 42 points and made little work of USA's defence. USA were abysmal in the first half and scored just three points but learnt from their mistakes and performed credibly in the second half.

Thailand are on course to make the semi-finals and are now second in Group B with 15 points from four matches. USA remains winless with no points after four games and are bottom of the group.

Bismarck Charles scored nine points for USA and was his team's best player.

Meanwhile, in an another match Republic of Korea produced a defensive master class as they beat England 56-17 to record their fifth successive win in the Kabaddi World Cup.

"Exciting news! Mid-day is now on WhatsApp Channels Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!
Related Stories