As it happened: India 61-21 Iraq, Asian Kabaddi Championships 2017

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The match is done and dusted!

India win by a huge 61-21 margin, while Pakistan win 57-19 vs Japan.

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Apologies for the gap in commentary as there is a technical issue with the live footage.

SUPER TACKLE!

Iraq complete a super tackle on Maninder Singh as he is brought down with a double ankle hold.

Another touch point for Iraq!

Now, Rahul Chaudhari is sent out after the raider slips away from the ankle hold.

It's a point for Iraq as the raider gets a touch on Maninder Singh on the right-in position.

Iraq are in trouble once again as they are down to just two defenders on the mat.

India are playing with Surender Nada and Mohit Chhillar on the corners and Surjeet in the cover position. Rahul Chaudhari, Ajay Thakur and Maninder Singh are the raiders in action.

ALL OUT! The surrender raid allows India to complete another all out and Iraq now have three men on the mat.

At halftime, the score was 30-3 in India's favour.

Rahul Chaudhari gets the Iraqi defence down to two with a running hand touch.

Surender Nada strikes!

A fine tackle from the left corner.

And finally, we have the footage of the match. Maninder Singh scored a solitary point after a poor advanced tackle.

It's halftime on both courts. Pakistan are leading against Japan, while India are ahead against Iraq. We will bring to you the latest updates and information from the match as and when possible.

Unfortunately, the India vs Iraq match is on the non-TV court and is being played alongside the Japan vs Pakistan match. We will bring to you the latest updates from the India match as soon as possible.

It's a fast start for Japan as they start off with a successful tackle and a super raid.

Right now, the Japan vs Pakistan is starting. We still await the India match to start.

After three months of continuous action in the Pro Kabaddi League, the world's biggest kabaddi stars are back in action this time in the Asian Kabaddi Championships 2017, which kick off today in Gorgan, Iran. India start as favourites in both the men's and women's categories but can expect fierce resistance from the likes of Iran, South Korea and Pakistan.

In the men's draw, the Indian team have been drawn against Iraq, Japan, Afghanistan and arch-rivals Pakistan. They kick off their campaign with an opener against Iraq, which will start at 10 am IST on Friday.

Here is the Indian team's squad for the championships: Ajay Thakur (c), Deepak Niwas Hooda, Mahendra Singh Dhaka, Maninder Singh, Mohit Chhillar, Nitin Tomar, Pardeep Narwal, Rahul Chaudhari, Rohit Kumar, Sachin, Sandeep Narwal, Surender Nada, Surjeet (vc), Vishal Bharadwaj

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