Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship 2026:India’s men’s and women’s teams continued their winning streak with impressive performances at the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship 2026 on Sunday. The matches were held at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Ahmedabad.
The Indian men’s kabaddi team defeated Malaysia 37–23, while the women’s team secured a 41–18 victory over Uganda.
In the men’s match, Neeraj Narwal stood out as the top performer for India, scoring a total of 13 points, including 4 bonus points.
Bharat Hooda contributed 6 raid points, Aditya Shinde added 5, and Pro Kabaddi League MVP Naveen Kumar chipped in with 3 raid points.
By half-time, India had established a commanding 27–11 lead. Although Malaysia performed well in the second half outscoring India 12–10 during that period they were unable to bridge the significant gap. Throughout the match, India accumulated 27 raid points, 4 tackle points, and 4 ‘all-out’ points.
Both of India’s ‘all-outs’ occurred during the first half of the match
In the defensive department, Deepak Shankar delivered the best performance with 2 tackle points, while Parvesh Bhainswal and Shubham Shinde earned 1 tackle point each.
For Malaysia, Isaac Alton and Leong Suresh Kim Seng were the top scorers, each securing 6 raid points. Leong also contributed 1 tackle point.
In total, Malaysia recorded 18 raid points and 4 tackle points. In the women's match, captain Nidhi Sharma led the team with nine points, while Sakshi and Anu Sen contributed eight and seven points, respectively.
In this encounter, the Indian women's kabaddi team secured 25 raid points, 11 tackle points, and four points from 'all-outs'. In defense, Ritu Mitarwal led the way with six tackle points, while Jyoti added four.
For Uganda, Namataka Beatrice was the top scorer with seven points, while Nabwegamo Catherine secured two tackle points.
Uganda managed 13 raid points and five tackle points. However, India's strong defense and their strategy of inflicting two 'all-outs' proved to be the decisive factor in the match.
Both the Indian men's and women's teams will face Nigeria in their next matches at the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship on Monday.
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