India to face Bangladesh in Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship 2026 semi-final in Ahmedabad on October 30
India will meet Bangladesh in Semi-Final 1 of the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship 2026 at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Ahmedabad on Friday, October 30, with the match scheduled to start at 8:00 PM IST. Star Sports Network holds the tournament's broadcasting rights in India and the game will be streamed live on JioHotstar.
The group stage of the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship 2026 finished after seven days of competition, reducing the field from the 13 countries that began the men’s event to four remaining teams. India and Sri Lanka progressed from Group A, while Kenya and Bangladesh advanced from Group B. India topped Group A, winning all six of their matches, and Bangladesh finished second in Group B with four victories from five games. The semi-finals will decide the two teams that contest the final of this inaugural edition.
India’s players named for the semi-final are Surjeet Singh (C), Ajit Pawar, Parvesh Bhainswal, Shubham Shinde, Yogesh Dahiya, Nitesh Kumar, Deepak Sankar, Sachin Tanwar, Naveen Kumar, Pankaj Mohite, Aditya Shinde, Shivam Patare, Bharat Hooda and Neeraj Narwal. Surjeet Singh is listed with the captain designation (C) in the published squad. These names constitute the Indian contingent named in the matchday information.
Bangladesh’s squad for the fixture includes Al Amin, Amol Roy, Dipayon Golder, Md Arif Rabbani, Md Hasibul Hossain, Md Ibrahim Khalil, Md Julfiker Akash, Md Liton Ali, Md Mijanur Rahman, Md Nasir Uddin Sharif, Md Roman Hossain, Md Roman Mia, Monirul Chowdhury and Razu Sheikh. The published list identifies the players expected to represent Bangladesh in Semi-Final 1. Those names were provided in the tournament preview material.
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The winner of Semi-Final 1 will advance to the final of this inaugural edition of the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship 2026. Semi-Final 1 is scheduled for Friday, October 30.