Malaysia Earn Consolation Victory
Desk Report
Published: 22 Mar 2022, 10:54 pm
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Malaysia recorded a consolation when they beat England by 37-33 points in their last group A match of the second Bangabandhu Cup Int’l Kabaddi tournament held today (Tuesday) at Shaheed Noor Hossain Volleyball Stadium in the city.
The winners’ led the first half by 23-9 points. However both the teams secured one ‘lona’ in the proceeding.
Earlier, Malaysia was beaten by Sri Lanka by 53-26 points in their group opening match and lost to host Bangladesh by 56-21 points in their second group match.
On the other hand, England lost to Bangladesh by 15-46 points in their group opening match and was beaten by Sri Lanka by 44-19 points in their second match of the tournament.
Both Malaysia and England were already eliminated from the tournament race.
Meanwhile, Kenya faces Sri Lanka in the first semifinal at 2 pm while Bangladesh meets Iraq in the second semifinal at 3 pm. Both the semifinals will be held at the same venue.