Busan [South Korea], June 29 (ANI): India managed to seal their place within the ultimate of the Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023 with a slender 33-28 victory over Iran on the Dong-Eui Institute of Technology Seokdang Cultural Center in Busan, Republic of Korea, on Thursday.
Captain Pawan Sehrawat led the Indian males’s kabaddi workforce from the entrance, scoring 16 of the 33 factors for India.
Coming into the competition each India and Iran had been on unbeaten runs. Both kabaddi groups made a cautious begin to the match. Aslam Inamdar’s two-point raid adopted by an all-out and Pawan Sehrawat’s two-point raid helped India construct up a lead early on.
The scores learn in India’s favour at half-time with 19-9. Iran, the reigning Asian Games champions on the again foot then went on to make a terrific comeback after the break.
Iran, who defeated Korea 72-17 earlier within the day, handed India their first all-out of the match to cut back the hole to only two factors with a minute to go.
However, issues began to alter following a brilliant deal with by India with 30 seconds to go within the match. The momentum shifted in India’s favour as a two-point raid was adopted by Arjun Deshwal that helped India clinch the victory with a five-point margin.
Earlier within the match, India beat Japan 62-17, Korea 76-13 and registered a 53-19 win over Chinese Taipei. The Indian kabaddi workforce will play Hong Kong of their ultimate league match on Friday earlier than enjoying their ultimate on the identical day.
The high two groups after the conclusion of the league stage will play the ultimate. India have received seven of the eight Asian Kabaddi Championship editions performed thus far whereas Iran received the title as soon as, in 2003. (ANI)