13 Jan, 22:23 (IST)

India have beaten Nepal in the very first match of Kho Kho World Cup 2025! The match was a pretty thrilling one as they edge past their Asian rivals by just five points! A magnificent game to kickstart the Kho Kho World Cup 2025. India got off to a fine start in the first turn but Nepal gradually grew into the match. After scoring 24 in the first turn with winning the toss, India could manage just 18 in the third turn where they attacked. Nepal did get a dream run and managed to put up an impressive performance in the last turn. Subramani V made the difference for India in this match, consuming more than 40 seconds and eventually, it was just five points that separated India and Nepal in the end! The hosts will get a lot of momentum from this win while Nepal can be mighty proud of their performance.

13 Jan, 22:15 (IST)

The match is headed for a tense finish with Nepal reducing the gap to just seven points. Pabani Sabar survived that call after the TV umpire declared that he was not out with the Nepal attacker changing the direction.

13 Jan, 22:11 (IST)

Subramani V held fort for India in this batch, killing a lot of time but Nepal finally managed to eliminate him after the other defenders were knocked out.

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