Nepal, which lost to tournament contender India by a 3-2 set margin the previous day, regained its momentum in the second match.
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Nepal defeated Kyrgyzstan in the Kabha Women's Volleyball Championship on Saturday on home court.
Nepal, who lost to the tournament's contenders India by a 3-2 set margin the previous day, regained its momentum in the second match.
Nepal won in straight sets at the Rakhep Covered Hall in Tripureshwor, scoring 25-18, 25-20, 25-13. Sumitra Regmi was Nepal's Player of the Match in the match. She scored the most points with 19 points.
With India having become strong in Group 'A' after winning two consecutive games, a win against Kyrgyzstan was essential for Nepal to move forward. The team captained by Niruta Thagunna performed accordingly, making the victory easy.
This is also the first win for Nepal under Niruta's captaincy. Now, Nepal will face Maldives in the final match of the group on Sunday. Maldives has already lost two games and is out of the semi-final race.
Maldives had lost to India in straight sets on Saturday itself. India secured their semi-final berth by winning 25-9, 25-14, 25-17 in straight sets in the second match of the day.
Maldives also lost to Kyrgyzstan in straight sets 25-19, 25-16, 25-22 on Friday.
India, which has won two matches, is at the top of this group with 5 points. Nepal has 4 points from the same two matches, while Kyrgyzstan has 3 points, leaving Maldives without any points.
Kazakhstan defeated Sri Lanka in straight sets in Group 'B' in the first match on Saturday. Kazakhstan scored 25-9, 25-18, 25-15. The other two teams in this group are Bangladesh and Iran. Iran won against Bangladesh in straight sets on the first day.
Eight countries from Central Asia are participating in the Kava Championship being organized by the Nepal Volleyball Association.
