Indian men's team beats south africa to enter the final..!?

The indian men's team defeated south africa to enter the final of the Kho Kho World Cup. They will face nepal in the final today. The indian men's team played with vigor in the semi-finals of the Kho Kho world cup 2025 held at the indira gandhi Stadium in delhi yesterday, registering their sixth consecutive victory to qualify for the final. The Pratik Waikar-led team is the only team to register six consecutive wins in both categories in this prestigious tournament. south africa won the toss and opted to attack in the first innings, giving india a chance to play defense. south africa put up a brilliant fight as they put pressure on the indian defense and scored crucial points. india did not score any points in the first innings. The spirited play of the openers left the spectators in awe. At the end of the first innings, south africa took an 18-point lead against the Pratik Waiker-led side, with the score being 18-0.
In the second innings, india brought in their attackers. They put pressure on south africa, similar to the aggressive strategy adopted by south africa in the first innings. This was the only way for the Pratik Waiker-led side to take the lead. The indian attack was excellent, as they scored 26 points and took an 8-point lead. The score was 26-18 at the end of the thrilling second half. south africa is known for their aggressive approach to attack, so it was essential to control them effectively in the 3rd round. In the 3rd round, which was the start of the second half, south africa once again put up a brilliant performance and put considerable pressure on the indian team. The visitors’ attackers were relentless in their approach. They not only reduced the gap on the scoreboard but also scored 24 points to once again take the lead against India. At the end of the 3rd round, south africa had a 16-point lead of 42-26. The 4th round was a win-or-lose round for the indian men’s team. They had to somehow gain a small lead to avoid a shock exit from the tournament.

In the first two minutes of the 4th round, it looked like the indian attackers would not be able to get the better of the South African defenders. However, a change came as the indian attackers decided to skydive. This would give them a considerable number of points to take the lead over South Africa. At the end of the second half of the semi-final, the indian men's team finally breathed a sigh of relief as they took a 16-point lead over south africa to enter the final of the historic event.

However, South Africa's spirited efforts did not go unnoticed. The audience and the hosts applauded their efforts. Earlier, the indian women's team defeated the South African women's team in the semi-final to qualify for the final against Nepal. In the men's semi-final 1, nepal completely dominated iran 72-20 by a margin of 52 points. The nepal men's team dominated against iran, just like their women's team did against Uganda. The indian men's team will face nepal in the final today (January 19) at the indira gandhi Stadium. This has raised expectations that india will lift the trophy.
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Sowmiya Sriram

19/01/2025 12:28 PM