SEREMBAN (Malaysia) – Iran completed the FIBA U16 Women’s Asia Cup 2025-Division B Semi-Finals cast following a dominant 62-33 conquest of Malaysia, Wednesday night at the Karisma Arena.<\/p>\n
The young Team Melli ran to a 21-8 start into the match before breaking the game wide open in the middle chapters en route to booking a ticket to the final four for the second time in a row, and third all in all.<\/p>\n
Such an impressive win also enabled the Iranians to keep their redemption arc going, with the West Asian side hoping to finish the story after settling for a runner-up finish to the Philippines back in 2023.<\/p>\n
That loss couldn’t get any more heartbreaking as it foiled their bid of securing the Division A promotion, but there’s renewed hope this year after returning to the Semi-Finals where they’ll face Hong Kong, China.<\/p>\n
The Semi-Finals are set on Thursday, September 18, with the other bracket featuring the unbeaten India and Indonesia, who earned their spot by way of a 77-52 victory over Uzbekistan earlier.<\/p>\n
Elina Kazemevini starred for Iran with 25 points, netting an efficiency of 22 as she shot 11-of-18 from the floor and also collected 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 6 of the team’s 27 steals in 28 minutes of action.<\/p>\n
Asma Shadrouh made 9 points, while Hasti Khazaei came close to a double-double with 8 points and 13 rebounds as all but two of Coach Serveh Zarghamyan’s players contributed at least a point in the win.<\/p>\n
Chin Jo Xin, meanwhile, was the lone double-digit scorer for Malaysia with 12 points in the loss, which crushed their hopes of returning to the podium after taking home the bronze during the 2023 competitions.<\/p>\n
The young Harimau will instead look to finish their campaign strongly when they take on Uzbekistan on Thursday as well in the Classification 5-6 game, with the winner sealing a fifth-place finish.<\/p>\n
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