With three goals to her name, captain Rani has been a standout player for Hockey Haryana and has led her side well from the front. Hockey Jharkhand started the tournament on a dominant note with a big 9-2 win over Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu. They then defeated Hockey Mizoram in the Pool stage and Hockey Madhya Pradesh in the quarter-final with a solid scoreline of 3-1. It was in the semi-final match that the squad was put to a test against Hockey Maharashtra, which was also in roaring form. Despite four quarters of end-to-end action, neither side could find the net in regulation time. The match went on to a shootout which Hockey Jharkhand won 3-2 to seal their spot in the final.
- The quarterfinal match against Hockey Punjab was their toughest challenge in the tournament so far since they won the game with a narrow scoreline of 1-0 courtesy of a goal from Mahima Choudhary.
- Hockey Haryana’s Amandeep Kaur (20’, 40’), Monika Singh (38’, 58’) and Bharti Saroha (52’, 56’) scored two goals each and Priyanka (16’), Devika Sihag (45’) and Aditi Boora (60’) scored a goal each to seal the three points in their favour.
- With this complete victory, Hockey Madhya Pradesh has also booked its spot in the Semi Finals to be held on 25thFebruary at Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.
- Following their win, Player of the Match Albela Rani Toppo said, “We played a great game of hockey out there today against Hockey Punjab, they were tenacious throughout and never made it easy for us to create an opening.
- It was again a comfortable outing for Hockey Haryana in the semi-final with a commanding 4-0 win over Hockey Mizoram.
- The new format saw teams compete in three separate divisions with Division ‘A’ being the only one with a knockout stage.
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After four well-fought matches by both sides, Hockey Jharkhand and Hockey Haryana remain the tournament’s top two teams. In the last match of the day, Hockey Maharashtra beat Hockey Andaman and Nicobar by 42-0 in Pool H. This is the biggest win margin in a Women’s Senior National game. The next match Manipur Hockey defeated Delhi Hockey by 4-0 in Pool G. For Manipur, it was Pinky Devi Thokchom (21′) who started off the scoring beforeMarina Lalramnghaki (28′) doubled the lead.Takhellambam Ayingbi Chanu (47′) andKshetrimayum Sonia Devi (53′) also scored to complete the win.
Haryana to face Jharkhand in Division A final of Hockey India Senior Women National Championship
The third match went right down to the wire with Hockey Maharashtra beating defending champions Hockey Association of Odisha by 5-4 in penalty shootouts. Both teams scored a goal each in regulation time with Janhabi Pradhan (36’) scoring for Hockey Association of Odisha and Ashwini Kolekar (37’) netting the equalizer for Hockey Maharashtra. Both teams scored a goal each in regulation time with Janhabi Pradhan (36′) scoring for the Hockey Association of Odisha and Ashwini Kolekar (37′) netting the equalizer for Hockey Maharashtra. Hockey Jharkhand, Hockey Haryana, Hockey Maharashtra, and Hockey Madhya Pradesh emerged victorious on Thursday, February 23, in the quarterfinals of the 13th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2023 in Kakinada.
Chandana J’s exceptional performance during the match earned her the title of the Player of the Match. The penalty shootouts went to sudden death, with H Lalruatfeli converting for Hockey Maharashtra and Susmita Patil saving Anupa Barla’s stroke to secure Hockey Maharashtra’s place in the semifinals. Hockey Haryana and Hockey Jharkhand secured wins in their respective semi-finals and stormed into the final of the Division ‘A’ of the 15th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2025 here on Monday. The Hockey India Senior Women National Championship saw thrilling quarter-final action as Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and Mizoram emerged victorious to secure their spots in the semifinals. The goal scorers were Diksha Tiwari (10’, 39’), Player of the Match Anjali Gautam (12’), Preeti Dubey (35’, 41’), and Aishwarya Chavan (53).
Ahead of the final, Hockey Mizoram blog and Hockey Maharashtra will also face each other in the 3rd/4th place match.
The other goal scorers for Hockey Jharkhand were Alka Dungdung (5’, 54’), Ropni Kumari (8’), Reshma Soreng (18’), Elin Dungdung (41’), Dipti Toppo (45’), Roshni Dungdung (51’, 57’) and Betan Dungdung (58’). The day’s second match was a Pool C encounter between Hockey Jharkhand and Hockey Uttarakhand which Hockey Jharkhand won by a comfortable 13-0 margin. Hockey India really has outdone themselves in getting us the best-in-class facilities and raising the standard of the matches” she said. ~ A record prize pool of INR 12 crore and a total of 32 nominees across eight categories have made it to the final list of Hockey India 7th Annual Awards 2024 ~New Delhi, 14th… In a closely fought contest, Mizoram defeated Bengal 1-0, with Deepika’s lone strike in the 50th minute proving decisive.
Alka Dungdung (48′) and Albela Rani Toppo (52′) scored late goals to propel Hockey Jharkhand to the next round. Hockey Haryana and Hockey Jharkhand secured contrasting wins in their respective semifinals to set up a summit clash in the exciting 15th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2025 – Division ‘A’ here on Monday. The final encounter of the day between Hockey Karnataka and Hockey Madhya Pradesh ended with Hockey Madhya Pradesh winning by a 6-0 margin. The goal scorers were Diksha Tiwari (10′, 39′), Player of the Match Anjali Gautam (12′), Preeti Dubey (35′, 41′), and Aishwarya Chavan (53).
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“This was one of the closest matches I have played at this level and I am grateful that I had the opportunity to experience this in a setup that is similar to the international matches. We aim to keep performing well and play in the Finals as well”, said Prativa Ekka, Player of the Match, after the match ended. Roshni Dungdung (25′) scored to give her team a slender lead, Reshma Soreng (59′) doubled the lead at the very end, but Haryana’s Devika Sen (60′) pulled one back to give her team a sliver of hope, but they failed to capitalise on this opportunity, and the match ended in Jharkhand’s favour.