The Indian women's volleyball team continued their good run at the Asian Volleyball Challenge Cup with a dominating straight-set victory over the higher-ranked Chinese Taipei in Manila, Philippines on Wednesday. This was India's second straight victory in pool A and as a result, they jumped up to the top of the pool with a thumping 25-19, 25-13, 25-16 victory at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in the Philippines.
India earned its second win in Pool A, dominating Chinese Taipei, 25-19, 25-13, 25-16, ahead of its duel against the home team, Alas Pilipinas, in the AVC Challenge Cup on Thursday at Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
Soorya Soorya imposed her will at the frontline, tallying eight of the team’s 14 blocks to finish with a game-high 15 points to stay unbeaten in Pool B following their opening day win over Iran.
Soorya Soorya added more meaning to the position of middle blocker as India streaked to a 25-19, 25-13, 25-16 over Chinese-Taipei on Thursday, May 23, to remain unscathed in two matches in the AsianVolleyball Confederation (AVC) Challenge Cup for Women at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
A defensive masterclass Soorya won the 'player of the match' award as she scored a match-high 15 points, delivering 8 monster blocks and 7 attacks. Anushree Kambrath Poyilil also contributed to the team with another double-digit performance, 13 points. "In the last game, I was a little tense as it was my first game after so long. But in this match, I concentrated a bit more in my game hence performed well. Also, my teammates and coaches are very supportive and they celebrate every point we scored." said Soorya in the post-match interview.
This match was more of a defensive masterclass as both the blockers Soorya and Angha made a strong wall in front of Taipei's Spikers and did not let any attack breach their defence. The team led by veteran setter Jini Kovat Shaji had a solid start of the match as they showed their aggressive play from both the flanks to attack the inexperienced Taipei defence. India also used their height advantage very well to stop Taipei in their tracks while making an aggressive move.
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