Ranchi, April 5 – Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, and Arunachal Pradesh won their respective matches in the 16th Hockey India Sub Junior Women National Championship held at the Rajgir Sports Complex here on Sunday.
In Pool A of Division A, Punjab defeated Maharashtra 2-0, with Sangat Singh (10') and Akash Deep (53') scoring the goals.
In Pool C, Uttar Pradesh defeated Manipur 17-1, with Shahrukh Ali (5', 22', 23', 24', 29', 33', 35', 36', 49, 49', 59') scoring a remarkable 11 goals.
Nitish Yadav (3', 18') scored a brace, while captain Kushwaha Ketan (6') and Karan Dhanak (17') also found the back of the net.
For Manipur, Maibam Manimatum (14') scored their lone goal.
In Pool D, Madhya Pradesh defeated Kerala 10-1, with Raiyan Ul Haq (5', 34', 36') scoring a hat-trick and Gazee Khan (49', 55') also scoring twice.
Captain Ansh Bahutra (15'), Ayush Singh Lodhi (25'), Karan Gautam (37'), Deepak Singh (45'), and Devraj Prajapat (52') also contributed to the goal tally.
In Pool B, Jharkhand defeated Dadra & Nagar Haveli And Daman & Diu Hockey 1-0, with Ashish Tani Purti (22') scoring the only goal of the match.
In Pool A of Division B, Bengal defeated Gujarat 18-0, with Munna Kumar Singh (5', 27', 37', 49', 50', 55') scoring six goals.
Sujal Turi (28', 32', 42') and Sujal Balmiki (57', 59', 60') bagged hat-tricks, while Risav Ray (17', 24') and Ratan Bind (24', 29') scored braces, and captain Riju Bar (28') and Abhishek Thakur (47') also contributed.
In Pool B of the same division, Arunachal defeated Chhattisgarh 5-3.
Rajbhar Shubham (25', 33', 38'), Ashwani Patel (15') and Mohit Yadav (49') scored for the winners, while Om Kumar Yadav (27', 40') and Gopal Paikra (55') found the back of the net for Chhattisgarh.