India v Sri Lanka: Men's final, Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship 2026

India and Sri Lanka meet in the men's final of the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship 2026 at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Ahmedabad on Saturday, October 31; the match will decide the inaugural men's champion.

The tournament began on Friday, October 23, with 13 nations entered in the men's competition. India topped the Group A points table and beat Bangladesh 56–27 in their semi-final, while Sri Lanka finished second in Group A and edged Kenya 28–24 in their semi-final. The sides previously met in the group stage, where India won 45–24, and the report noted that "the pressure of a final is a different challenge, and we could witness a much closer contest."

India's squad for the final is 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, Neeraj Narwal.

Sri Lanka's selected players are Asanka Rathnayake, Ashan Viduranga, Chaminda Samarakoon, Dilan Sanjaya, Dulan Maduwantha, Hasantha Gamage, Milinda Chathuranga, Missaka Oshada, Md Ansaf, Md Sabihan, Prabath Rathnayake, Prabhath Thilakarathna, Prasad Lakshitha, Saminda Thennakoon.

The preview noted India will look to win another tournament and continue their winning streak, while Sri Lanka will be eager to avenge their earlier defeat.

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The men's final is scheduled to start at 9:00 PM IST at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Ahmedabad; the Star Sports Network holds the broadcasting rights in India and the match will be streamed live on JioHotstar.