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Published 17 Dec, 2017 03:40pm

Pakistan narrowly lose Asian Netball Championship final to India

Pakistan bagged the silver medal in Asian Men's Netball Championship 2017 after narrowly losing 50-51 to India in the final on Sunday in Kuala Lumpur.

Pakistan's Mohammad Akhtar scored 26 points while Abid Ali scored 24.

Earlier, an unbeaten Pakistan had edged past a strong Singapore side in the semi-final on Saturday to set up the grand finale with arch-rivals India, who had defeated hosts Malaysia in the other semi-final.

Pakistan had beaten Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong in round games to reach the semi-finals.

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