Ahmedabad, October 24 — India made a winning start to their Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship campaigns on Friday, with the women registering a commanding 73-13 victory over Malaysia before the men defeated England 46-26 at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Ahmedabad, ANI reported.

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The Indian women dominated from the outset, racing to a 20-3 lead before extending their advantage to 30-11 at half-time. Led by captain Nidhi Sharma, who scored eight raid points, India finished with 40 raid points and 20 tackle points, compared to Malaysia's nine raid points and two tackle points, while inflicting six all-outs without conceding one. Sakshi led the scoring with 13 points, while Renuka contributed nine points off the bench.

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73-13India women's winning margin over Malaysia
46-26India men's winning score over England
13 pointsTop scorer Sakshi's tally in the women's match
12 pointsTop scorer Naveen Kumar's tally in the men's match

India's men followed with a 46-26 win over England, though they were given a sterner test after leading 23-9 at half-time, ANI reported via NewKerala. England came back to trim the deficit to 21-30 in the second half, before two consecutive successful raids and a tackle, followed by an all-out, restored India's control. Naveen Kumar led India with 12 points and Neeraj Narwal added 11 points.

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India return to action on Saturday, with the women's team scheduled to face Singapore and the men's team to take on Uganda, according to the championship schedule reported alongside the opening-day results.

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