Indian eves defeat Malaysia to lift Kabaddi World Cup

India's women Kabaddi team defeated Malaysia to win the one-sided final of the World Cup Kabaddi played in Ludhiana on Saturday.

India beat Malaysia 72-12.

At the end of 1st half, the Indian team was leading with the difference 42-6 points.

Raiders of Indian team Priyanka Devi, Priyanka Pilaniya and Sukhwinder Kaur got 13, 8 and 8 points respectively, while stopper Jatinder Kaur amd Anu Rani bagged 11 and 10 points each.

Malaysia's raider Manpreet Kaur scored 4 points and stopper Rekha got 2 points respectively.

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal handed a cheque of Rs 51 lakh to the winning team while the runners-up took home Rs 31 lakh.

The third position holder Danish women Kabbadi team took the prize money of Rs 21 lakh.