Kho Kho World Cup - Day 5 - Quarterfinals

After 4 days of riveting Kho Kho, we have our Top 8 in each category

Men's category

1145am - Iran vs Kenya. Iran can claim to be the best team in the tournament so far, with 4 wins in 4 games, and the highest points difference (+278). They can also boast of managing to defeat South Africa, the team with fourth highest point difference (+223), quite comfortably (56-32). Kenya have looked good too, with their only loss coming vs England (23-64). Can expect a comfortable win for Iran here

315pm - England vs South Africa. England have won 4/4, but SA have a points difference of +223, with their only loss coming against probably the strongest team out there, Iran. This match is expected to run close and can go either way, a little tilted to SA. The invincibles vs the heavyweights

545pm - Bangladesh vs Nepal. Nepal, have 3 wins in 4 games, with the second best Points diff of +256, with their only loss coming against tournaments favorites India (who have just half of Nepal's points diff tho), and the scoreline was a tight 37-42. Bangladesh have been invincible, with the third best points diff of +226. Both teams look equally strong and this might be the Match of the Day

815pm - India vs Sri Lanka. While Sri Lanka have a Points difference of +191, their only loss vs Bangladesh was a rather tame 24-56. India, on the other hand, have been unbeatable, but have one of the worst Points diff amongst the qualified teams (+104). They have done just enough, but haven't announced themselves yet. Still expect an easy win for India here , but they would want to win by a good margin gain some momentum before the tough Semis

Now, moving to the women's category

1030am - Uganda vs New Zealand. With 3 wins in 3 games, and a PD of +183, Uganda looked to strong to lose. But a shock loss to Kenya (31-46) must have given them a hard reality check, as they had to wait for other results to qualify. They still topped the group. On the other, New Zealand were middle table till yesterday, but gained momentum with two easy wins yesteday. Despite NZ being in a better mental space due to the momentum, Uganda are expected to win this and bounce back

1pm - South Africa vs Kenya. With 4 wins in 4 games and second best PD of +289, SA have looked like the top trophy contenders. Their opponents Kenya came in clutch yesterday, defeating the giants Uganda and then also earning a good PD to qualifybwith 3 wins in 4 games. Can expect an easy win for South Africa here

430pm - Nepal vs Iran. Much like SA, Nepal dominated their group with 4/4 wins and the third best PD of +258. Despite winning the other two games 54-16 and 97-22, Iran's 16-100 scoreline vs India suggests that Nepal are expected to walk over Iran tonight and repeat the India vs Iran game

7pm - India vs Bangladesh. In a similar situation as above, Bangladesh trashed every team on their way, but lost meekly vs Nepal (24-83). India women, on the other hand, has been the only team in both categories to score a 100 points every single game!! There PD of +321 is also the best across both categories Expect an easy win for India

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