Bangladesh clinch women's kabaddi series with one match in hand
Host Bangladesh women's kabaddi team outclassed Nepal by a huge margin of 34-22 points in the fourth match held at the National Kabaddi Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday, clinching the series (3-1) with one match in hand.
Nepal was desperate from the start to survive in the series. They took an 8-4 lead in the first half of the match by presenting an aggressive game. However, the host girls did not give up. Bangladesh quickly reduced the gap by earning some great bonus points. Then, they took the lead by showing great tackling and raiding and ended the first half with a 13-11 point lead.
After the break, Nepal tried to return to the match, but it could not survive the strategic play of Bangladesh. At one stage of the game, Bangladesh took 2 points by ‘super tackling’ a Nepali player, which increased the gap to 21-15 points. Then, another 3 points came from a brilliant ‘super raid’ by Mebi Chakma.
Immediately, Bangladesh established complete control of the match by ‘all-outing’ the visiting Nepal. Finally, the red-green representatives left the field with a resounding victory of 34-22 points at the end of the stipulated time.
Bangladesh’s Brishti Biswas was adjudged the best player (Man of the Match) due to his extraordinary performance throughout the match. The new General Secretary of the Kabaddi Federation and Gazipur Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md. Israel Howlader presented the award at the end of the game.
Kabaddi Federation Joint Secretary Anwar Hossain Anu, Joint Secretary Nasir Ahmed Saju and Volleyball Federation Vice President Bimal Ghosh Bhulu were also present at the time.
The fifth and ceremonial final match of the series will be held at the same venue next Thursday (July 23).