Sri Lanka notch third win

Action from the Sri Lanka vs. Afghanistan match

By Althaf Nawaz 

Sri Lanka Volleyball team notched up their third of the tournament after they beat Afghanistan by 3 sets to one at the Central Asian Men’s Volleyball Challenge Cup (CAVA) Tournament at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium yesterday. 

After going down to Uzbekistan 2-3, Lankan camp did well to bounce back and to pull off a convincing win by adopting strategic play. They started well to win the first set 25-19 but went down 18-25 in the second. They were made to fight hard to overcome their rival in the third set which earned them a close 25-22 win while they placed the final nail on the coffin with a 25-17 win in the fourth set.  Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia pulled off their maiden victory when they overcame Nepal 3 sets to 2. Saudi which lost all their previous games put up a belligerent performance to overcome Nepal. After a surprising 3-2 win over Afghanistan in their last outing, Nepal failed to make an impact as their attack remained toothless. 

Saudi won the first (25-22), third (25-23) and the final set (16-14) losing the other two 21-25 and 25-27 respectively.

In the final game of day, Uzbekistan outplayed Bangladesh 3 sets to 1. The winners won the first (25-22), third (25-18) and the final set (25-13) while losing the second set (19-25).