Update: India 64-14 England in the second half, India beat England 69-18 to make it into the semis
Bonus + one point for Rahul Chaudhari makes it a thrilling win for India. This will fix their place in the semis.
This edition of Kabaddi World Cup has become one of the successful and entertaining tournaments ever. India is hosting the tournament in Ahmedabad. As team India is playing at home, it is the favorite team; teams like Iran, Bangladesh, and the Republic of Korea are the other favorite teams.
Except in the first match, team India was very strong in all aspects and eyeing to the Semi-Finals ahead. From Group-A, India will take on England in the 21st match of the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup today at the Arena by TransStadia in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. This match will be the last fixture for both the sides.
With five wins in five matches, South Korea has already sealed a berth in the Semi-Finals, followed by team India with 16 points after three wins out of four matches. India is a win away to confirm the Semi-Final spot along with South Korea.
Bangladesh is at third position with 11 points, followed by England, Australia and Argentina in 4th, 5th, and 6th positions. English side’s hope of qualifying for the semi-finals is only possible if they beat the defending champions by a massive margin and also gain an extra point and Bangladesh should be defeated by Argentina.
If India wins the match against England, there won’t be chances of qualifying to the semis for England and Bangladesh teams.
Watch The Live Streaming of Kabaddi World Cup 2016 Here:
Live streaming will be available on the Sky Sports’ website in the United Kingdom and Hotstar in India.
The match starts at 4.30 pm BST/11.30 am EST/9 pm IST.
Sky Sports will provide coverage of the match in the United Kingdom, while Star Sports in India are the official broadcasters of the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup.
Squad:
India: Anup Kumar (Captain), Ajay Thakur, Deepak Niwas Hooda, Dharmaraj Cheralathan, Jasvir Singh, Mohit chillar, Manjeet Chhillar, Pardeep Narwal, Sandeep Narwal, Surendra Nada, Rahul Chaudhari, Surjeet, Nitin Tomar, Kiran Parmar.
England: Someshwar Kalia (captain), Akash Sood, Keshav Gupta, Jay Depala, Joshua Enson, Mason Dhani -Ali, Meredydd Rix, Nikesh Farmah, Pavan Davies, Philip Mottram, Tejash Depala, Yuvraj Pandeya, Milan Nayee, Temi Adewalure.