Punjab girls win basketball knock-out match

Girls from Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra registered convincing victories in the knock-out matches of the 63rd junior national basketball championships today. While Chhattisgarh and Maharastra had easy victories over their rivals, Punjab was forced to sweat it out to win the match against Odisha.

Girls from Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra registered convincing victories in the knock-out matches of the 63rd junior national basketball championships on Monday.

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While Chhattisgarh and Maharastra had easy victories over their rivals, Punjab was forced to sweat it out to win the match against Odisha.

Chhattisgarh won the match beating UP 109-58, Maharastra defeated MP 78-38 and Punjab prevailed over Odisha 69-59.

In the lone boys knock-out match played in the forenoon session today, Madhya Pradesh edged out defending champions Tamil Nadu 59-43.