Sri Lanka's men came from three points down at half-time to stay unbeaten in Ahmedabad, while Canada posted the tournament's first 70-plus score.
Sri Lanka extended their unbeaten run at the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship (CWKC) 2026 to three matches with a hard-fought 36-34 win over Uganda on Sunday, 25 October. They had to come from behind in the final 10 minutes to do it. On the third day of the tournament at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Ahmedabad, Canada also beat Australia 74-28 to record the first 70-plus score of the championship.
England claimed their first men’s win with a 68-18 victory over Nigeria. In the women’s section, Nigeria earned a maiden win against Singapore and Sri Lanka’s women thrashed England.
Sri Lanka’s men had their toughest test so far. Uganda took a disciplined defensive approach and kept ace raider Milinda Chathuranga in check during the early exchanges. That control gave Uganda a three-point lead at half-time.
Sri Lanka found a way back in the last 10 minutes and turned the deficit into a two-point win. Chathuranga finished with 11 points. Douglas Mulalira was Uganda’s leading scorer with eight.
The margin was tight, but the result keeps Sri Lanka’s record perfect after three outings in Ahmedabad.
Canada’s men’s Group B win over Australia was the most emphatic result of the day. They inflicted two all-outs in the first half and added three more after the break. Their 74 points made them the first side at the tournament to pass 70.
Anmol Thakur led Canada’s attack with 18 points and Manpreet Singh added 15. Divjot Singh was Australia’s top performer with 11 points.
England opened their account in the men’s competition with a 68-18 win over Nigeria. The game turned almost immediately: Nigeria conceded an all-out within the opening seven minutes and never recovered.
Ahrujan Ragunathan and Alvin Jaison scored 11 points each for England. Their defence held Nigeria to just five tackle points, and England collected 10 all-out points across the match.
Nigeria’s women recorded their first win of the tournament, beating Singapore 43-20. The first half was close, and Nigeria led only 12-11 at the break. They pulled clear after the interval.
Robert Moses led Nigeria’s attack with 13 points, and Dennis Udeme contributed nine tackle points from defence. Sindini Anandarajan scored 11 points for Singapore, eight of them touch points.
Sri Lanka’s women produced the most one-sided result of the day, beating England 65-16. They completed an all-out inside the opening three minutes and had built a 28-point lead by half-time. At that stage England had only six points.
England could not mount a comeback after the break, and their defence failed to register a single tackle point all match. Deshani led Sri Lanka’s scoring with 14 points.
The result means both Sri Lankan sides won on the third day in Ahmedabad. For Canada’s men, Sunday’s margin of victory was the statement result of the championship so far.
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