BARNALA: Pakistan's women defeated Denmark on Friday to grab the 3rd position in the 2014 Kabaddi World Cup being played in India.

Pakistan scored 38 points, whereas the Danish women team managed to score only 28. As the match began in Barnala, a city in the state of Indian Punjab, Pakistan women resorted to aggressive gameplay and by the end of first half, the team in green were in lead with 18 points to Denmark's 14.

Taking the game away from Denmark, Pakistani women dominated the match throughout the second half and ended up with a decisive lead. The women's team had earlier lost 19-47 to India in their last-four clash.

On the other hand, the Pakistan men’s team cruised into the summit clash of the Kabaddi World Cup. The men’s team trounced Iran 56-28 in Sangrur to set up a tantalising final against India on Saturday with the hosts routing England 54-33 in the other semi-final.

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