SABA Championship India Wins For the Sixth Time

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Bangabandhu 6th South Asian Basketball Championship was held from 15 to 19 November in Bangladesh, Dhaka. The SABA Championship of 2021 was the 8th Championship of SABA. Four national teams participated. Aside from Bangladesh were invited National basketball teams from India, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives.

Teams rosters

Bangladesh

  • (№4) Sajid Istiaque – Shooting Guard – 02/01/1996 (26) – 188 cm (6’2″)
  • (№5) Hossain Mohammad Arif – Shooting Guard – 10/02/1988 (33) – 183 cm (6’0″)
  • (№6) Shahanur Rahman – Small Forward – 28/09/1998 (23) – 196 cm (6’5″)
  • (№7) Shamsuzzaman Khan – Forward – 25/07/1994 (27) – 183 cm (6’0″)
  • (№8) Tareq Aziz – Forward – 06/01/1993 (29) – 185 cm (6’1″)
  • (№9) Rofikuzzaman – Forward – 01/01/1999 (23) – 165 cm (5’5″)
  • (№10) Naimur Rahman – Point Guard – 14/02/1994 (27) – 165 cm (5’5″)
  • (№11) Masud Rana – Shooting Guard – 10/10/1997 (24) – 195 cm (6’5″)
  • (№12) Mithun Kumar Biswas – Power Forward – 01/10/1989 (32) – 192 cm (6’4″)
  • (№15) Mithun Sarkar – Power Forward – 01/01/1985 (37) – 193 cm (6’4″)
  • (№23) Mithun Sarkar – Forward – 08/12/1996 (25) – 188 cm (6’2″)

Head Coach – Fabio Fossati.

India

  • (№1) Sahaij Sekhon – Point Guard – 01/07/2001 (19) – 194 cm (6’4″)
  • (№4) Joginder Singh – Point Guard – 27/05/1988 (32) – 175 cm (5’9″)
  • (№7) Muin Bek Hafeez – Forward – 16/3/1996 (24) – 190 cm (6’3″)
  • (№9) Vishesh Bhriguvanshi – Guard – 13/07/1991 (29)- 192 cm (6’4″)
  • (№10) Rajeev Kumar – Shooting Guard – 06/08/2001 (19) – 190 cm (6’3″)
  • (№11) Manoj Manjunatha – Forward – 30/04/2003 (17) – 199 cm (6’6″)
  • (№15) Jagdeep Singh – Center – 10/01/1986 (35) – 198 cm (6’6″)
  • (№18) Aravind Annadurai – Power Forward – 05/071993 (27) – 200 cm (6’7″)
  • (№22) Amjyot Gill – Forward – 27/01/1992 (29) – 203 cm (6’7″)
  • (№23) Amaan Sandhu – Forward – 08/12/2002 (18) – 203 cm (6’8″)
  • (№77) Vivek Goti – Center – 5/07/1994 (26) – 210 cm (6’11”)
  • (№78) Prashant Singh Rawat – Power Forward – 15/08/2000 (20) – 202 cm (6’8″)

Head Coach – Veselin Matić.

Sri Lanka

  • (№3) Sinna Marakkalage Chanuka Shehan – Point Guard – January 22/01/1997 (23) – 177 сm (5’10”)
  • (№4) Shehan Perera – Forward – June 27/06/1992 (27) – 193 cm (6’4″)
  • (№5) Pawan Samira Milidduwa Gamage – Forward – 24/10/1996 (23) – 170 cm (5’7″) 
  • (№7) Supun Athapaththu Mudiyanselage – Shooting Guard – February 15/02/1999 (21) – 188 cm (6’2″)
  • (№8) Kande Dasun Nilantha Mendis – Center – 10/12/1998 (21) 195 cm (6’5″)
  • (№10) Chanaka Senarath – Point Guard – 12/05/1995 (24) – 185 cm (6’1″)
  • (№21) Fernando Nimesh – Center – 05/08/1997 (22) – 185 cm (6’1″)
  • (№23) Sriyantha Senaka Kurukulasuriyage – Center – 18/04/1986 (33) – 200 cm (6’7″)
  • (№24) Sasindu Gajanayake – Small Forward – 19/08/1997 (22) – 193 cm (6’5″)
  • (№28) Nipun Kiriella – Forward – 26/07/1990 (29) – 182 cm (6’0″)
  • (№69) Josheph Gayan – Center – April 09/04/1991 (28) – 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
  • (№93) Clinton Stallone Thevakumar – Point Guard – 29/01/1993 (27) – 182 cm (6’0″)

Head Coach – Susil Shantha Udukumburage

Maldives

  • (№4) Mohamed Evan Zahir – Forward – 28/02/1993 (28) – 180 cm (5’11”)
  • (№5) Zakariya Abdul Latheef – Guard – 22/08/1981 (40) – 173 cm (5’8″)
  • (№6) Mohamed Zilaal – Guard – 27/04/1985 (36) – 173 cm (5’8″)
  • (№7) Mafaz Mohamed – Guard – 27/04/1993 (28) – 173 cm (5’8″)
  • (№8) Hussain Haleem – Center -12/05/1994 (27) – 191 cm (6’3″)
  • (№9) Rishfaan Rasheed – Forward – 15/12/1997 (24) – 183 cm (6’0″)
  • (№10) Ahmed Husham – Shooting Guard – 27/07/1989 (32) – 178 cm (5’10”)
  • (№11) Ismail Vildhan Yoosuf – Guard – 15/08/1991 (30) – 173 cm (5’8″)
  • (№12) Ahmed Zabeer – Forward – 26/08/1987 (34) – 178 cm (5’10”)
  • (№13) Ahmed Firash Forward – 24/08/1987 (34) – 179 cm (5’10”)
  • (№14) Abdulla Amzar Mohamed – Center – 02/03/1995 (26) – 185 cm (6’1″)
  • (№15) Ibrahim Rashwaan – Forward – 04/03/1994 (27) – 181 cm (5’11”)

SABA Championship matches results

15/11/2021

Team Bangladesh vs. Team Sri Lanka – 56:67

Score by quarters: 

  1. 15:14
  2. 15:16
  3. 15:11
  4. 11:26

16/11/2021

Team India vs. Team Maldives – 88:31

Score by quarters: 

  1. 26:4
  2. 28:7
  3. 17:11
  4. 17:6

17/11/2021

Team Sri Lanka vs. Team India – 48:114

Score by quarters: 

  1. 17–30
  2. 15–28
  3. 2–31
  4. 14–25

Team Bangladesh vs. Team Maldives – 86:65

Score by quarters: 

  1. 25–10
  2. 19–15
  3. 16–21
  4. 26–19

18/11/2021

Team Maldives vs. Team Sri Lanka – 45:77

Score by quarters: 

  1. 8–21
  2. 15–22
  3. 9–17
  4. 13–17

19/11/2021

Team India vs. Team Bangladesh – 106:41

Score by quarters: 

  1. 33–11
  2. 26–15
  3. 28–6
  4. 19–9

Final Score India’s from SABA

According to the tournament results, the Indian team took first place. This is already the sixth time when the team has become the champion. Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and the Maldives came in second, third, and fourth, respectively.

It is worth noting the excellent game of the Indian team, which won every match. The most successful game for the Indian team was the game against Sri Lanka. In that game, the Indian team won by 66 points. From the first quarter, it was clear that the victory would be for India, as the first quarter ended with a score of 30-17. It is worth noting the unsurpassed game in attack and defense of the Indian player, Vishesh Bhriguvanshi, who did not give his opponents a chance to play his game in a quality manner.

Prediction for the Future Basketball Matches

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