Vishesh Bhriguvanshi was in splendid form, scoring 35 points, to guide Delhi to a 81-66 victory over Kerala in the last league match of the 74th National basketball championship at the Sidsar Sports Complex on Thursday (January 9, 2024).
In the quarterfinals, Delhi will play another team that was consistent through the league, Karnataka. Services will play Punjab in the last-eight stage. Defending champion Tamil Nadu will play the winner of the match between Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh while Railways will clash with the winner of the contest between Rajasthan and Gujarat.
In the women’s section, Tamil Nadu will play Madhya Pradesh in the quarterfinals, while Delhi will meet Chhattisgarh. Defending champion Railways will take on the winner of the match between West Bengal and Gujarat, while Kerala will lock horns with the winner of the Maharashtra-Karnataka clash.
The results: League: Men: Group-A: Dehli 81 (Vishesh Bhriguvanshi 35, Joginder Singh 18, Prince Tyagi 12) bt Kerala 66 (Sejin Mathew 14, Antony Johnson 12, Vaisak Manoj 12, Joshua Oommen 12); B: Railways 81 (Vishnu Prasad 13, Amrendra Naik 11, Santosh Mani 10) bt Madhya Pradesh 63 (Harshwardhan Singh 19, Rakesh Sharma 17, Brijesh Tiwari 15); Karnataka 78 (Priyanshu Tomar 21, Aaron Monterio 12, Anil Kumar 11) bt Chandigarh 51 (Gandham Sai Roshan 16, Vaibhav Saini 12).
Women: Group-A: Railways 102 (T. Dharshini 16, K.B. Harshita 14, P. Priyanka 14, Sathya Senthilkumar 12, Rashi Kotan 11) bt Punjab 46 (Kanishka Dhir 12, Babnam Jassal 12); Karnataka 63 (C.N. Suprita 19, Ruth Blessen 18, T. Mohanbala 11) bt Madhya Pradesh 56 (Riya Khunghadkar 19, Yashika Singhal 11, Priya Goswami 10); B: Tamil Nadu 92 (Harima Sundari 14, Krithika Suresh Kumar 13, Angel Jeevitha 12) bt Uttar Pradesh 49; Chhattisgarh 87 (Divyani Gangwal 30, Nisha Kashyap 21, shanti Xaxa 17) bt Gujarat 85 (Aahana George 31, Naomi Lakhanpal 20, Archi Patel 14); Kerala 67 (R Sreekala 18, chippy Mathew 14, Kavitha Jose 12, Susan Florentina 12) bt Gujarat (Hemanganee Gamit 16, Naomi Lakhanpal 15, Aahana George 11).
Published – January 09, 2025 08:33 pm IST
