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Kabaddi World Cup final - India vs Iran

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Oct 22, 2016, 21:13:40 IST

Kabaddi World Cup final - India vs Iran

A stellar come from behind win for India as they trounce Iran for the third successive time in a Kabaddi World Cup final. Ajay Thakur was the star performer claiming 12 points in the final.

21:13 (IST) Oct 22

Less than a minute to go and Gholamabbas Korouki doesn't make a touch point for India

21:12 (IST) Oct 22

Ajay Takur on Do-or-Die raid and he is thrown out of the game - Iran gain one point

21:12 (IST) Oct 22

Meraj has been pinned, India on the ascendancy, good ankle hold by Surjeet 35-27 to India

21:07 (IST) Oct 22

10-point lead for India over Iran

21:07 (IST) Oct 22

Do-or-Die for India, Ajay Thakur the raider and four points for India - that is the match you would say guys!!!

21:05 (IST) Oct 22

29-22! Nitin Tomar, you beauty! #FinalRaid #INDvIRN #2016KabaddiWorldCup
— vineetsharma (@VineetReebok) October 22, 2016

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21:04 (IST) Oct 22

Do-or-Die raid for Iran and and Surjeet with a frontal block helps India take 30-24 lead

21:03 (IST) Oct 22

Iran down to two, Super tackle on Chaudhari has been pinned

Revivial for Iran and two point as well

21:02 (IST) Oct 22

Nitin Tomar manages to cross the line bulldozing two Iranian defenders in Do-or-Die raid - 29-22 to India

21:01 (IST) Oct 22

Pardeep Narwal out, Rahul Chaudhari in

21:00 (IST) Oct 22

Mohsen Maghsoudlou in for Iran

20:58 (IST) Oct 22

India on a roll

Mohammadtaghi has been captured, India have completed a fantastic turnaround - 27-21 for India

20:56 (IST) Oct 22

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"> Ajay Thakur has taken the onus of scoring the raid points on his shoulders! A Super 10 scored by the unstoppable raider! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/INDvIRN?src=hash">#INDvIRN</a></p> — Jaipur Pink Panthers (@JaipurPanthers) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaipurPanthers/status/789850276756795392">October 22, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

20:56 (IST) Oct 22

Ajay Thakur is boosting with confidence, His performance today is flaw-less ! Man of the Game#kabaddiworldcup2016 #FinalRaid #INDvIRN
— Aaditya Purani (@aaditya_purani) October 22, 2016

20:55 (IST) Oct 22

Iran call for time-out

20:54 (IST) Oct 22

And Sandeep Narwal bulldozes Meraj and what a tackle, India make it 25-21

20:53 (IST) Oct 22

Rahul Chaudhari with an empty raid

20:53 (IST) Oct 22

10 minutes of this final left and India are leading 24-21

20:52 (IST) Oct 22

Ajay Thakur : The Man for India ! Hue Momentum shift in this final encounter #kabaddiworldcup2016 #FinalRaid
— pratap purohit (@Pratap1808) October 22, 2016

20:51 (IST) Oct 22

24-21 to India

20:51 (IST) Oct 22

And an empty raid by Iran and India inflict the fist all out on Iran

20:50 (IST) Oct 22

Super tackle for Iran they are under pressure and India take lead 21-20

20:49 (IST) Oct 22

And India make it 20-20 all, outstanding dodge by Ajay Thakur

20:48 (IST) Oct 22

Meraj is back in but an empty raid, India have a chance to level

20:47 (IST) Oct 22

Super tackle by India as Mohammadesmaeil is out

20:47 (IST) Oct 22

Pardeep Narwal tackled again - zero points for him so far - 20-17 in favour of Iran

20:46 (IST) Oct 22

#Kabaddi World Cup 2016, Final: Iran lead India by 18-13 at the end of first half. #kabaddiworldcup2016 #2016KabaddiWorldCup @ProKabaddi pic.twitter.com/seKBn3ddoc
— SportingIndia (@SPORTINGINDIAtw) October 22, 2016

20:45 (IST) Oct 22

Empty raid by Anup

20:44 (IST) Oct 22

Rahul Chaudhari and Manjit Chillar are out - Tomar and Nada in for India

20:42 (IST) Oct 22

Super raid by India - two points by Ajay Thakur

20:41 (IST) Oct 22

Empty raid for Anup

20:40 (IST) Oct 22

Here's our view as Iran lead India 18-13! Can the hosts fight back to win the #2016KabaddiWorldCup #FinalRaid #INDvIRN @StarSportsIndia pic.twitter.com/UI36iZZZnV
— AE Graphics (@aegraphicstv) October 22, 2016

20:40 (IST) Oct 22

Bonus point for India

20:39 (IST) Oct 22

Iran go for referral and win it

19-13 for Iran

20:38 (IST) Oct 22

Second half underway

Indian raiders have to bounce back in the second half to cut Iran's lead.

20:29 (IST) Oct 22

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"> Final????????????<br /> <br /> Come On INDIA ???????? Win Again — watching the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup</p> &mdash; Akki_Akshay Phadnis (@akkiakshay1love) <a href="https://twitter.com/akkiakshay1love/status/789843017964384256">October 22, 2016</a></blockquote>

20:28 (IST) Oct 22

Rahul Chaudhari slammed hard by Fazel Atrachali

20:26 (IST) Oct 22

India's defence struggling

20:26 (IST) Oct 22

First all-out of the match, it is India - two additional point for Iran 16-12 to Iran

20:25 (IST) Oct 22

Nitin Tomar gets two points and jubilation for India 12-11 in Iran's favour

20:24 (IST) Oct 22

Nada is out, Meraj gets another and Iran extend lead to 12-9

20:24 (IST) Oct 22

Another Super Tackle for India, Iran captain Meraj in

20:23 (IST) Oct 22

Meraj gets one touch again with the toe, Chaudhari out

20:23 (IST) Oct 22

Rahul Chaudhari in and it is an empty raid

20:22 (IST) Oct 22

India hit back with a super tackle

With two defenders Chillar and Nada, India have been revived with a super tackle

20:21 (IST) Oct 22

India fail in Do-or-Die raid, Indian Captain Anup is out

20:20 (IST) Oct 22

Substitution: Gholamabbas Korouki (in) - Abolfazl Maghsoudlou (out)

20:20 (IST) Oct 22

Meraj plays it safe, empty raid on Super Tackle

20:19 (IST) Oct 22

India take sub - Super tackle opportunity

20:19 (IST) Oct 22

Empty raid for India by Anup

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