Maharashtra defeated Kerala to advance to the quarterfinals of the Senior Men’s National Kabaddi Championship.

Maharashtra defeated Kerala 37-07 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Senior Men’s National Kabaddi Championship.  Now Maharashtra will face the winning team between Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
Maharashtra got off to a strong start in the match which was played on the mat at Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar International Bonded Sports Complex.  Maharashtra took a 13-04 lead in the 9th minute when Siddharth Desai picked up the remaining two to give the lead.  Again in the 12th minute, Pankaj Mohite made a super raid and took the remaining three to give another 22-04 lead.
Again in the 19th minute, Maharashtra gave the third salt and extended the lead to 33-04.  The interval occurred on the same multiplier.
 After the break, Maharashtra rested Siddharth Desai and Rishank Devadiga.  But a few minutes later, Kerala conceded defeat and withdrew.  Siddharth Desai, Pankaj Mohite’s remarkable climbs, Girish Ernak’s and Shubham Shinde’s strong support made them a big winner.
In other matches, Railways defeated Uttaranchal By 30-15,  Chandigarh defeated Goa by 45-27, Karnataka to Delhi by 54-37,  Rajasthan beat Bihar by 39-33, Himachal to Chhattisgarh by 43-23, and The Army advanced by defeating Tamil Nadu by 54-24.