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Nepal beat Sri Lanka in CAVA Women’s Volleyball opener
Nepal registered a straight set victory of 25-19, 25-18, 25-19.
Sports Bureau
Hosts Nepal launched their CAVA Women’s Volleyball Nations League campaign with a comfortable victory over Sri Lanka at the National Sports Council covered hall in Kathmandu on Thursday.
Nepal registered a straight set victory of 25-19, 25-18, 25-19 over the Lankans after a dominating opening.
Nepal kept Sri Lanka under control from the first set leading 6-2 and never looked back.
The Sri Lankans could not recover in the second set either despite height advantage but put some pressure on Nepal in the third with a 7-3 lead.
But Nepal, backed by their home crowd, fought back to tie the set 15-15 before racing to 25-19.
Nepal’s blocker Sumitra Regmi and spiker Aarati Subedi made their international debut against Sri Lanka.
Up next for Nepal are India, who also made a winning start, registering a 25-20, 25-18, 19-25, 25-11 victory over Iran.
Sri Lanka meet Iran and India play the Maldives on Friday.
The five teams will contest in a single round robin league, with top four teams progressing to the semi-finals.
The group winners will take on the fourth-placed team and the second-ranked side will challenge the third-placed team for a spot in the final, which will be held on August 7.