32nd National Youth Championships: Chhattisgarh boys knock out hosts Gujarat after major rain delay

Action from the Youth Championships

Bhavnagar, Gujarat, 19th September 2015: After the morning session on Day 5, the matches began in cloudy weather in the evening. Only one game – a loser’s knockout quarterfinal – had concluded when rains lashed down in Bhavnagar. The Tamil Nadu and Kerala girls’ quarterfinal game was stopped midway in the first quarter with Tamil Nadu leading 5-1. The loser’s knockout quarterfinal was between the Bihar and Puducherry girls, with Puducherry advancing to the loser’s knockout semis in a low-scoring contest.

The rains continued through the evening and night. The morning session on Day 6 started late after a light drizzle cleared and the grounds were rapidly cleaned and dried up. The first game scheduled was the pre-quarterfinal between hosts Gujarat boys and Chhattisgarh. Gujarat finally met their match in the competition after an unbeaten run. Chhattisgarh cruised to an easy 35-9 victory, extending deep into their bench.

After the game, the rains came down again. The matches have been temporarily halted until the bad weather clears.

Result from evening session of Day 5

Puducherry (Aishwarya 10) bt Bihar (Nisha K. 3) 19-3 (8-0, 7-1, 7-2, 0-0)

Result from Day 6 so far

Chhattisgarh (Anurag 16, Vinod Rajak 7) bt Gujarat (Karan 6) 35-9 (15-7, 11-0, 0-0, 9-2)