SELAYANG SOAR

Selayang Kabaddi moved up to second spot in the Premier League Kabaddi standings after notching up two wins at the Batu Caves Grounds.

Their move up the ranks was helped by the shock defeat of Tamillan Kabaddi at the hands of Kg Pandan Lions.

The Lions roared to a 53-42 win over the Tamillans in an exciting match-up.



The Tamillans were playing without one of their first choice players and failed to get into their rhythm. The Lions played one of their better matches in the league and were helped by superb raiding by their younger players.

The win has rekindled the Lions hopes of a top four finish in the competition while the Tamillans will have to work harder to maintain their status among the top three.

Selayang played a more composed against both their opponents – Sri Devi Tigers and Tamillan Juniors.

Against the Tigers, Selayang started off slowly and were locked in a tooth and nail fight in the early stages of their match.

But the Tigers got too impatient as the match progressed while Selayang played with more composure to slowly assert their superiority in both defence and raiding to walk away 57-36 winners.

It was the same case in their match against the Tamillan Juniors. Despite finding the going tough in the early stages in controlling the Juniors raiders, Selayang got into their defensive best to foil the Juniors 57-33.

In another match, frontrunners Sri Devi Dragons kept up their winning ways with a 70-25 win over a much improved Kg Pandan Tigers.

In the only women’s competition of the day, Sri Devi Angels stunned Sri Manjari 55-48. Both teams were locked at 22-22 at halftime and the lead changed hands several times in the second half.

It was the better teamwork in defence that enabled the Angels to pull off a deserved win.


RESULTS
MEN
Sri Devi Dragons bt Kg Pandan Tigers 70-25
Selayang bt Sri Devi Tigers 57-36
Kg Pandan Lions bt Tamillan Kabaddi 53-42
Selayang bt Tamillan Juniors 57-33

WOMEN
SD Angels bt Sri Sri Manjari 55-48

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