22 October,2016 12:54 PM IST | | Agencies
India produced a remarkable performance as they crushed Thailand 73-20 to storm into the final of the Kabaddi World Cup
Ahmedabad: India produced a remarkable performance as they crushed Thailand 73-20 to storm into the final of the Kabaddi World Cup. Pardeep Narwal scored 14 points and had a terrific game to lead his team into the final where they will take on Iran.
India's ruthless display
A packed house at the TransStadia Arena in Ahmedabad were treated to a spectacular show as the big guns of India came out blazing and Thailand just couldn't cope with India's supremacy in all aspects of the sport.
Such was India's domination that they inflicted three all outs in the first half to lead 36-8 at the break. Ajay Thakur scored six points while Anup Kumar contributed five points in the first half.
Ajay Thakur began the second half for India with a two-point raid as Thailand were staring at another all out. The fourth all out came in the 22nd minute as India led 42-8.
Thailand finally managed to score their first point of the second half after eight minutes. In the next minute, Pradeep was tackled for the first time as Thailand hit double figures and trailed 10-55.
With less than five minutes left on the clock, Thailand scored with a two-point raid to trail 14-68 in the 36th minute.
India inflicted six all outs, scored 18 tackle points, 42 raid points in a dominant display as they thumped Thailand
73-20.
Iran beat Korea 28-22
It was a battle of tactics as Iran beat Republic of Korea 28-22 in a closely fought encounter to reach the final. Iran's Meraj Sheykh scored seven points whereas Abozar Mighani had four tackle points. Jang Kun Lee failed to deliver in the second half as Korea bowed out of the tournament.
