Basketball: Dominant Denso Iris hurtles past Indian Railways
Japanese basketball team Denso Iris defeated Indian Railways 119-35 in a highly one-sided match at the FIBA Women's Basketball League Asia. The victory was driven by superior perimeter shooting and defensive pressure.
Why it matters
The match highlights the competitive gap between international professional teams and domestic Indian clubs in the regional basketball circuit.
Basketball: Dominant Denso Iris hurtles past Indian Railways left Haruna Kasagi was the top-scorer for Denso Iris. K. MURALI KUMAR K. MURALI KUMAR https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/gv6o7n/article71605193.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/_DSC1257.JPG MURALI KUMAR K BENGALURU KARNATAKA 20/10/2026 : DEN's Haruna Kasagi (21) and IRL's Rashi Khotani (5), in action during FIBA Women's Basketball League Asia 2026 (WBLA) match between Denso Iris (DEN) and Indian Railways (IRL), at Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru on October 20, 2026. Photo MURALI KUMAR K / The Hindu BENGALURU: Indian Railways promised a fight but delivered a no-show, crumbling like a sapling would before a tornado, against Denso Iris (Japan) 119-35 in a woefully one-sided Group-B clash in the FIBA Women’s Basketball League Asia (WBLA) at the Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium here on Tuesday. Inside the arc, from beyond it or from the free-throw line, Railways, the 41-time National champion, was no match for the Japanese side.
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