Men's Team Beats Sri Lanka 54-20 to Complete India's Double Win

Ahmedabad, October 31: The Indian men's kabaddi team beat Sri Lanka 54-20 to win the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship 2026 final on Saturday, sealing India's double title win.

The women's team had already secured its crown earlier in the day with a 35-15 win over Uganda in the final.

Aditya Shinde scored the most points for India, finishing with a Super 10. From 14 raids, he earned 10 raid points, including four bonus points.

Bharat Hooda scored eight raid points in the second half. He made seven raids and was never tackled.

Pankaj Mohite added six points, and vice-captain Naveen Kumar scored five. Yogesh Dahiya anchored the defence and earned a High Five with five successful tackles in the first half.

Shubham Shinde, captain Surjeet Singh, Pravesh Malik and Deepak Shankar each earned two tackle points. In total, India scored 30 raid points and 14 tackle points. They all-out Sri Lanka four times and were never all-out themselves.

Sri Lanka's leading scorer was Maduwantha, who recorded six tackle points. Anasaf and Viduranga scored three points each.

Sri Lanka's star raiders had struggled in the final after an impressive semifinal against Kenya. Sabihan, Milinda Chaturanga and Viduranga managed only five raid points from 31 raids between them. Sri Lanka failed in seven of their nine do-or-die raids and finished with 11 raid points and nine tackle points.

India were ahead 15-8 with 10 minutes left in the first half and had already all-out Sri Lanka. A 15-2 surge followed, giving India a 30-10 halftime lead. In the final five minutes of the first half, they all-out Sri Lanka again.

Before the break, Sri Lanka made only two successful raids from 21 attempts. India's defenders completed nine of their 10 tackle attempts. After the interval, India all-out Sri Lanka twice more, with the last one coming in the final five minutes. India won the second half 24-10.

In the full match, India made 24 successful raids from 40 attempts, while Sri Lanka made seven from 41.

The men's team won all eight matches to lift the title. In the group stage, India won six matches, defeating England 46-26, Uganda 44-30, Malaysia 37-23, Nigeria 50-23, Tanzania 48-20 and Sri Lanka 45-24. They then beat Bangladesh 56-27 in the semifinal before the 54-20 win over Sri Lanka in the final.

In the women's event, the Indian team beat Uganda 35-15 to win the title. The women also remained unbeaten throughout the tournament.