The first day of the Survival Round, Matchday 28 of Krantijyot Mahila Pratishthan Yuva Kabaddi Series (Men’s) Inter District Youth League 2024 concluded with an end to Raigad and Beed’s campaign in this edition, as the two teams lost their respective Eliminator matches by slight margins. The day started with two Qualifier matches, where Nandurbar and Palghar defeated Sangli and Ratnagiri respectively. With this defeat, Sangli and Ratnagiri will now compete in Eliminator 3 and Eliminator 4 against Mumbai and Nashik respectively. Mumbai and Nashik eliminated their counterparts in the two Eliminators played today and made a solid start to this round. Raj Acharya (20 raid points) of Mumbai Shahar turned out to be the top performer of the day with a tremendous Thunder 20 performance against Raigad. Tomorrow, four more matches will be played in the Summit Round;
Qualifier 3 - Ahmednagar District vs Nandurbar District
Qualifier 4 - Kolhapur District vs Palghar District
Eliminator 3 - Sangli District vs Mumbai Shahar
Eliminator 4 - Ratnagiri District vs Nashik District
TOP-3 PERFORMERS OF THE DAY
Raj Acharya (Mumbai) - 20 raid points (Thunder 20)
Prem Mandal (Palghar) - 6 tackle points (High-5)
Varun Khandale (Nandurbar) - 13 points (9 raid points and 4 tackle points)
MATCH SUMMARY
Qualifier 1: Nandurbar District beat Sangli District by 41-36
Qualifier 2: Palghar District beat Ratnagiri District by 29-27
Eliminator 1: Mumbai Shahar beat Raigad District by 35-30
Eliminator 2: Nashik District beat Beed District by 32-31