Tamil Nadu men register three wins on the trot

Just one point separated the teams in the first quarter but Tamil Nadu displayed its dominance in the second and third quarters, enabling it to lead the contest by a considerable margin. 

While the host had easy outings in the first two games of the championship, it was made to work a little harder to come up trumps. The Tamil Nadu men’s team will take on Indian Railways in its fourth league encounter of the campaign on Saturday at 6.45 pm while the women square off against title-holder Kerala.  

Defending champion Kerala defeated Chhattisgarh 76-62 in a Group A women’s match. In the other games, Karnataka and Maharashtra got the better of Madhya Pradesh and Delhi respectively. 

Men: Tamil Nadu beat Punjab 88-74; Rajasthan beat Odisha 85-71; Chandigarh beat Arunachal Pradesh 88-28; Indian Railways beat Gujarat 7465; Himachal Pradesh beat Sikkim 70-34; Karnataka beat Kerala 78-54 

Women: Kerala beat Chhattisgarh 76-62; Karnataka beat Madhya Pradesh 79-68; Maharashtra beat Delhi 73-56; Indian Railways beat Rajasthan 91-38