37th National Games Goa 2023 Women's Kabaddi: Haryana and Himachal Pradesh seal Finale Berth
On Day 4 of Kabaddi at the 37th National Games 2023, Haryana-Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh-Punjab played out 2 mouthwatering clashes in the Semi-finals at Goa. All the 4 teams deserved a spot in the Finals but the nature of sports only allows 2 teams to play the Final.
To give some back story about how the Group stages went, then Haryana and Punjab topped Group A with the former team winning 3 out of 3 while the latter team finished with 4 points including 2 wins and 1 loss. Goa and Jharkhand faced elmination.
In Group B, powerhouses Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan proceeded to the Last 4 whereas Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh faced shocking elimination. Himachal being led by Pushpa Rana won all 3 of their Group matches, Rajasthan lost once while Maharashtra picked up a win and Uttar Pradesh bowed out with a single win.
Regardless of the result, all of the 8 teams in the tournament did exceptionally well and showed that Indian Women's Kabaddi is on the horizon. And before the Finale tomorrow between Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, let's find out what happened in the Semi-finals.
Semi-Final 1: Haryana Vs Rajasthan
Haryana Women led by Priyanka Pilania and Pooja Kajla defeated a star studded Rajasthan side in the 1st Semi-final. Rajasthan had the likes of Manpreet Chhina, Renu Deshwal, Sakshi Punia, Muskan Malik and Nidhi Sharma but it was Haryana's day today.
Rajasthan were not even close to Haryana in both the halves as Haryana's raiding was just too much for the Rajasthani players to handle as they lost by a 15-point margin. The final score line was 32-17.
Semi-Final 2: Himachal Pradesh Vs Punjab
Himachal Pradesh just like Haryana, enter the 37th National Games Final without losing a single match. In the 2nd semi-final, Himachal proved a point after beating Punjab by an 18-point margin.
Pushpa Rana, Jyoti Thakur and Sakshi Sharma were the talking point yet again as their performance took Himachal Pradesh far away from Punjab who could only score as much as 30 points as the game finished in 48-30.
Both the Semi-finals for the Men's category will take place later today between Maharashtra Vs Haryana and Services Vs Chandigarh.
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