NAGPUR: A brilliant fightback by Gadchiroli’s Gondwana helped them down Black Diamond, Chandrapur 48-34 in the Vidarbha-level School Pro-Kabaddi tournament at the Divisional Sports Complex, Mankapur, here on Friday.
The inaugural kabaddi league of the region is being organized jointly by the
Nagpur District Kabaddi Association and
District Sports Office.
Black Diamond Chandrapur were leading by a solitary point at the half time.
However, Gadchiroli side displayed superb performance after the change of ends to turn the match on its head. Man-of-the-match Sagar Deshmukh,
Abdul Shaikh and Pawan Deshmukh performed brilliantly for the winners.
Super Fast, Akola had no trouble in defeating Gandhi Nagar, Wardha 48-27 in the second encounter of Day 2. Sarang Deshmukh and Akshay Balpande were the chief architects of Akola victory.
In another one-sided match, White Gold, Yavatmal outclassed Basmati, Gondia 52-38 thanks mainly to fine show by Gaurav Parale, Shubham Palkar and
Rahul Madavi.
RESULTS (DAY 2) Gondwana, Gadchiroli bt Black Diamond, Chandrapur 48-34 (HT: 23-24); Super Fast, Akola bt Gandhi Nagari, Wardha 48-27 (HT: 27-10); White Gold, Yavatmal bt Basmati, Gondia 52-38 (HT: 25-14).