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Maharashtra wins a thriller

KOLKATA: Last year's runner-up Kerala was pipped at the post by Maharashtra by two last minute goals.

Maharashtra won 17-15 in the final group B league match in the 35th National handball championship for women here on Thursday. The win helped Maharashtra top the group.

There was a tie in group C as Punjab and Delhi drew the concluding match 15-15 — the first tied match of the tournament — to remain locked on the top with nine points each.

However, Punjab became the group winner, having scored more goals (101) as compared to Delhi (82).

The results:

Group A: Chandigarh 21 bt Uttaranchal 3; Railway 28 bt Karnataka 9; Haryana 12 bt Uttaranchal 3; Jammu & Kashmir 13 bt Chandigarh 11.

Group B: Bengal 12 bt Tamil Nadu 1; Maharashtra 17 bt Kerala 15; Bengal 11 bt Himachal Pradesh 6; Orissa 3 bt Tamil Nadu 1.

Group C: Punjab 20 bt Assam 6; Delhi 17 bt Gujarat 2; Andhra Pradesh 17 bt Gujarat 9; Delhi 15 drew with Punjab 15.

Group D: Chhattisgarh 18 bt Manipur 10; Madhya Pradesh 16 bt Jharkhand 7; MP 10 bt Rajasthan 7; Jharkhand 8 bt Uttar Pradesh 1. — Principal Correspondent

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