DHAKA, Apr 21, 2025 (BSS)- Bangladesh national women's kabaddi team suffered second defeat in the five-match kabaddi test series after losing to host Nepal by 29-22 points in their second match held in Kathmandu, Nepal on Monday.

With this result, Nepal took 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
 
Held at Satdobato taekwondo hall at Lalitpur, Bangladesh trailed the first half by 18-10 points.

Coach Arduzzaman Munshi however sees an improvement of Bangladesh compared to the first match.

He said: “The team played well in today's match. In the first match, Bangladesh did very badly in both defense and attacking area. However, today, the defense did very well.” 

Despite the defeat, he hoped that his team would be able to stage a fight back strongly in the upcoming matches. “Hopefully we can win two of the remaining three matches we have left even though we are 2-0 down in the series,” the coach said.

The third match of the series will be held tomorrow (Tuesday) at the same venue.  

Earlier, in the first match Bangladesh suffered 41-18 points defeat to Nepal.

Bangladesh Kabaddi team: Sraboni Mallick (captain), Brishti Biswas (vice captain), Rupali (senior), Smrity Akter, Rekha Akter, Mebi Chakma, Rupali Akter (junior), Anjuara Ratri, Sucharita Chakma, Khadija Khatun, Loba Akter, Yasmin Khanam and Israt Jahan Sadika.