Indian sports wrap, July 16: India stays in contention for semifinal spot at FIBA Women’s Asia Cup Division B event

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FIBA Women’s Asia Cup, Division B: India stays in contention for semifinal spot

India women’s basketball team beat Tahiti 78-55 in its final Group A match of the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup (Division B) in Shenzhen, China, on Wednesday.

Sreekala Rani (15 points) and Sathya Krishnamurthi (11 points) were the top scorers in India’s second win of the tournament.

India (five points) finished second behind Chinese Taipei (six points) in its group. While Chinese Taipei goes directly into the semifinals, India will face third-placed team from Group B on Friday for a place in the last-four stage.

The competition, which concludes on July 20, had eight teams divided equally into two groups with. Winner of the tournament is set to be promoted to Division A.

India has previously won the Division B title in 2017 when it was also the host. However, the team missed out on playing in Division A in 2023 and aims to find its way back.

-Team Sportstar