The Bangladesh women鈥檚 Kabaddi team lost their first-ever Test series 3-1 to Nepal after conceding a 27-21 points defeat to hosts in the fourth match of the five-match series at the Lainchaur Covered Hall in Kathmandu on Thursday.听
In the day鈥檚 play, Bangladesh were only behind by 10-9 points in the first half but eventually faltered in the second.听
Bangladesh coach Shahnaz Parveen Maleka was disappointed with the poor refereeing after losing the game.听
鈥榃e lost the match due to bad refereeing. We were deprived of many technical and four to five bonus points. The referee made mistakes blowing the final whistle two minutes before the end of stipulated time. Referee gave advantages to the hosts from the very beginning of the match,鈥� said Maleka.
Earlier, Bangladesh began the series with two consecutive defeats in the first two matches, losing the first 41-18 before a 29-22 point defeat in the second game but stayed alive with a 26-23 win in the third game.
The fifth and final game will be held on Friday.
Both teams are competing in this series as part of their preparation for the forthcoming Women's Kabaddi World Cup to be held in India from June 1 to June 8.
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