Nepal clinched the five-match women’s kabaddi test series against Nepal in Kathmandu. The Asian Games gold medalist won the series 3-2 after nail-biting encounters.
It was a consolation for the Bangladesh’ kabaddi team who won the last match of the series in Lalitpur. They beat host Nepal by 28-23 points at Satdobato taekwondo hall.
Bangladesh trailed the first half by 14-7 points and roared back in the second half to register their second win in the series.
With this win, Nepal won the series 3-2.
Nepal vs Bangladesh Kabaddi Test Series: Schedule and Result
Match 1: April 20 (Sunday)
Nepal 41-18 Bangladesh
Match 2: April 21 (Monday)
Nepal 29-22 Bangladesh
Read More
Match 3: April 22 (Tuesday)
Nepal 23-26 Bangladesh
Match 4: April 24 (Thursday)
Nepal 21-17 Bangladesh
Match 5: April 23 (Friday)
Nepal 23-28 Bangladesh
Improvement in Bangladesh women’s kabaddi team
This was the first ever kabaddi test series between Nepal and Bangladesh women’s team. It was organised in preparation of the upcoming women’s kabaddi world cup that is set to be held in Bihar, India from June 1-13 this year.
The series results would pump in confidence in the women’s Bangladeshi kabaddi team as prior to this event, they had no record of winning against Nepal. It was the Himalayan nation that had always dominated the Bengal tigress in women’s kabaddi.
The Bangladesh team had already started their training camp for the kabaddi test series immediately after winning bronze at the Asian Women’s Kabaddi Championship in Iran under the supervision of coaches Shahnaz Parveen Maleka and Arduzzaman Munshi at Dhanmondi Riya Gope Women’s Sports Complex.
Also Read: India To Play Tri-Nation Kabaddi Series In Pakistan
Regarding preparations for the World Cup, SM Newaz Sohag said, “Since the Women’s World Cup is in June, we need to play some preparation matches. We’ll play five matches against Nepal which will be very useful for us. I believe that our girls will gain experience before the World Cup. After the series, we’ll try to send the team to India 15-day or a month before the start of the World Cup.”
Sohag also informed that efforts are being made to organise a few warm-up matches against the state team in India. Besides, they are also planning to organise a match against Thailand.
