New Delhi: The Indian Women’s and Men’s Teams yesterday stormed into semi-final of the first ever Kho Kho World Cup – 2025 being held at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.
While the Indian women secured a commanding 109-16 over Bangladesh in the quarter-final, the men in blue beat Sri Lanka 100 – 40.
At first, led by captain Priyanka Ingle, the Indian women’s team showcased their dominance throughout all four turns, including an impressive Dream Run in Turn 2 that lasted over five minutes. The side continued their remarkable streak of scoring 100+ points, making this their fifth consecutive match to cross the century mark in the tournament. The victory sets up an eagerly anticipated semi-final clash scheduled for Saturday, January 18.
Later, in their quarter-final clash against Sri Lanka, the Indian men’s team led by the likes of Ramji Kashyap, Pratik Waikar and Aditya Ganpule, scored comfortable win against Sri Lanka. They prevented the Sri Lankans from scoring a single point via Dream Runs, ensuring a strong start to the game at the end of the first turn.

The Sri Lankans worked hard in Turn 2, with Aniket Pote and leading the charge, alongside Aditya Ganpule.
Ramji Kashyap joined the party soon after for his team, but the Sri Lankan attackers were no less. They ensured that the Indian team members were not settled throughout the second turn, getting the Indians in crucial moments of the turn, but this wasn’t enough as the Indians already had a substantial lead by then, giving them a strong platform at the start of Turn 3.
In Turn 3, there was an attacking barrage by the Indians. Siva Reddy, V. Subramani, the Wazir Pratik Waikar got a plethora of sky dives and pole dives to keep the Sri Lankans quiet. The onus was on the Sri Lankans but they were not allowed to take any initiative, as the Indians reached 100 points at the end of the third turn, almost ensuring their place in the semi-final of the Kho Kho World Cup-2025.
Pabani Sabar joined Aniket Pote and Siva Reddy in the first batch of the final turn of the match. As the match ended with the score 100-40, the Indians secured a place in the semifinals with much ease.
In the semi – finals, Indian Women will take on South Africa at 7 pm and the Men in Blue will also face South Africa at 8.15 pm today.
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