Winning start for India

DHAKA- India got off to a winning start in the Bangabandhu sixth South Asian Basketball Championship beating the Maldives by
88-31 points held today (Tuesday) at Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in the
city's Mirpur.

   The winners' clearly dominated the play by taking by 54-12 points lead in
the first half.

   In the day's match, Amritpaul Singh was the highest scorer with 18 points
while Amjyot Singh Gill and Vishesh Bhriguvanshi supported him with 12 and 10
points respectively for India.

   Ibrahim Naseem and Hussain Haleem caged five points each for the Maldives.

   Meanwhile, two matches will be held tomorrow (Wednesday) with Sri Lanka
taking on India at 9 am and Bangladesh face the Maldives at 11 am at the same
venue.

   Apart from Bangladesh, three more countries-- India, Sri Lanka and the
Maldives-- are taking part in the championship, sponsored by DBL Ceramics and organised by Bangladesh Basketball Federation.BSS