Kabaddi World Cup 2016, India vs England, Highlights: India reach semis with huge win

Congratulations India on defeating England comprehensively in #kabaddiworldcup2016 .
All the best for the semis against Iran.#INDvENG

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) October 18, 2016

#India into the Semis of the #2016KabaddiWorldCup in DOMINANT fashion. Seemed like an easy win but the +ve approach was special! #OneBigBlue

— Suhail Chandhok (@suhailchandhok) October 18, 2016

Sportsmanship at its finest! The Indian and England team salute each other at the end of #INDvENG! #2016KabaddiWorldCup #Respect pic.twitter.com/tADdMeHJGN

— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) October 18, 2016

Congratulations to the Indian Kabaddi team for qualifying for the semi-finals in the Kabaddi World Cup.

— Abhishek 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧 (@juniorbachchan) October 18, 2016

Full Time! India are through to the semi-finals of the #2016KabaddiWorldCup with an impressive 69-18 win over England! #INDvENG

— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) October 18, 2016

FT: India 69-18 England

India qualify for semi-finals in style. A win that had glimpses of how lethal India cane be and the home side will go into the knock-out stages in the best possible shape.

'Tope' raid! Tope Adewalure is continuing his good form as he becomes the 1st raider to cross 50 raid points at the #2016KabaddiWorldCup!

— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) October 18, 2016

No tackle points for England so far in the game. The Indian raiders have been at the peak of their powers today. Lead now 57-8

This is how India made their way onto the court and their has been no loss in swagger since. Completely dominant!

PHENOMENAL atmosphere here for #INDvENG at the #2016KabaddiWorldCup! Live now @StarSportsIndia - #OneBigBlue going berserk!!! pic.twitter.com/1tY7exfLfS

— Suhail Chandhok (@suhailchandhok) October 18, 2016

India bring up fifty with 15 minutes still left to play. India’s lead grown to 52-7! How many more can India get?

CORRECTION! India have made four changes and not five#2016KabaddiWorldCup

Live: https://t.co/bCyErNrlFO

— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) October 18, 2016

India make five changes at half time. Mohit Chhillar, Surender Nada, Rahul Chaudhari, Nitin Tomar all in for the second half

HT: India 45-6 England

This has been a near perfect performance from the home side. Anup Kumar and co. have stepped to an altogether new level and England are just struggling to compete. Sandeep Narwal firing will be great news for India ahead of the semi-finals and the same can be said for Pardeep Narwal. Ajay Thakur and Surjeet have continued their good form and all these players have already had a high five. Thailand or Iran, whoever may come up against India in the semis will need to be very careful

The dupki is out for Pardeep Narwal! India are enforcing all-outs after all-outs. India are looking sharper than ever against England today. Perfect time to hit peak form just before the semi-finals. Unfortunately England are at the receiving end

Second all-out for India! Sandeep Narwal performing very well as an all-rounder. Their lead keeps on increasing and it’s now rose to 24-5

Sandeep Narwal bags a high five. Ajay Thakur just one short of one. Pardeep Narwal cutting lose. India’s lead is 17-4 after 10 minutes

India with their first all-out. Sandeep Narwal leading the way for the home side. Pardeep Narwal and Ajay Thakur working well in tandem. Ominous signs for England

India leading 6-3 after four minutes. Sandeep Narwal with a super raid and Ajay Thakur opens account with a two-point raid. Crowd cheering the home side

Match underway. Anup Kumar scores a bonus in his first raid

England and India are out on the field. The match about to start soon. English raiders have been in form, but can they find a way p[ast Manjeet Chhillar and co. and can the fragile English defense deal with the in-form Ajay Thakur

FT: USA 19-74 Kenya

Kenya win by 55 points to stay alive in the competition. Their fate depends on the Thailand-Japan clash on Wednesday. If Japan win by a less than 33 points against Thailand, Kenya will go through to the semi-finals. Japan’ job is a lot more tougher now. If Thailand win, they will go through as winners of Group B and Iran will finish second

USA fighting back, but Kenya still racking up the points. A super tackle takes their lead to 62-17. They need more to improve the chances. The more the better for David Mosambayi’s side

India line-up against England: Anup Kumar (C), Manjeet Chhillar (VC), Surjeet, Dharmaraj Cheralathan, Sandeep Narwal, Pardeep Narwal and Ajay Thakur

HT: USA 8-38 Kenya

Kenya are hiiting the 30-point winning margin that they need to stay alive in the Kabaddi World Cup 2016 at half time. But can Mosambayi and co. increase th lead further and give themselves a better chance of reaching the semi-final? Stick around for all the Live updates

After a slow start, Kenya have inflicted an all-out on the USA and lead 10-4. They need to win the match by 30 or more points

Kenya vs USA set to get underway. The Africans need to win big to keep their semi-final chances alive. After that, hosts India face England

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India takes on England in the last game of the group stages with still work to do to seal a semi-final place. The home side must avoid a defeat of more than seven points against the English to be sure of taking part in the semi-finals that are scheduled to be held on 21 October. However Anup Kumar and co will be looking to go into the knock-out stage with wind in their sails and will be looking for nothing less than a commanding win against England. In the first game of the day Kenya take on USA in a crucial Group B game. Kenya need a big win to stay alive in the competition. So stick around for all the updates of the match