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India outplay Indonesia 3-1 in Challenge Cup
India scripted a 3-1 victory (25-16, 30-32, 25-20, 27-25) against Indonesia in the Classification Round for 5th-8th places of the 2024 AVC Challenge Cup for Women.
In Tuesday morning’s opening match at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Anusree Kambrath Poyilill led the winning team with 21 points, with four other players (Soorya, Jini Kovat Shaji, Shaalini Saravanan, Anagha Radhakrishnan) making the double-digit mark.
Indonesia’s Junaida Santi and captain Bela Sabrina Agustina delivered stellar performances, scoring 24 points and 21 points respectively in the defeat.
India established their offense in the opening set with Anusree from the wings and Soorya activating the middle attack. Captain and setter Jini also shared in attack points, cueing express plays to outsmart the opponents.
Indonesia picked up their pace in the second set, loading the attack unit of Sabrina and Santi. They ran good decisions in transition, showing a young team coming to play with more composure like any experienced roster.
India settled into their pace, with the passing unit performing well enough to continue giving control to the middle. Moreover, Jini continued to field in 1-2 plays that diversified their offense rather successfully toward victory in four sets.
– Team Sportstar