Rajgir, April 2 Andhra Pradesh, Mizoram, Delhi Hockey, Telangana Hockey, and Chhattisgarh Hockey registered notable wins in their respective matches on the second day of the 16th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship 2026 at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium in Rajgir, Bihar, on Thursday.
In the first match of the day, Andhra Pradesh Hockey secured a 3-1 win against Puducherry Hockey in Pool A of Division C. Surya Ganesh, Pradeep (13’), Chaitanya Lanka, Chaitanya Yesu (19’), and captain Maduru Ganga (27’) scored for the winners. For Puducherry Hockey, Dharshan (58’) scored their only goal of the game.
The second match of the day in the same division witnessed Mizoram Hockey beat Assam Hockey 6-0. Joseph Malsawmtluanga (5’, 33’, 54’) scored a hat-trick, with captain Malsawmkima (12’), Vanlalhmangaiha (38’), and Lalhmangaihzuala (48’) also netting for their side.
In Pool A of Division B, Delhi Hockey registered a 9-1 victory against Bengal Hockey. Aryan (4’, 14’), captain Yuvraj Singh (10’, 22’), Sushant Sehrawat (26’, 58’), and Siddharth (29’, 53’) all scored a brace each, with Luv (24’) also adding to their tally. Meanwhile, Ayush Pradhan (13’) scored for Bengal Hockey.
In the same pool, Telangana Hockey overpowered Gujarat Hockey with a 20-0 win. Amit Dayal (5’, 21’, 22’, 37’, 41’, 47’, 50’, 52’, 55’, 56’) had a day to remember, while Hadrian Lawrance (2’, 20’), Harsh Kumar Gautme (4’, 7’), Akhil Gogula (24’, 34’), Gyaneshwar Pittala (12’), Pendor Dhanraj (26’), Eslavath Yuvaraj (35’), and Captain Yashith Jala Surya (44’) also found the back of the net.
In Pool B of Division B, Karnataka Hockey played out a 2-2 draw against Arunachal Hockey. Captain Adarsh Govind Mutagar (18’, 54’) scored for Karnataka Hockey, while Captain Kumar Shashank (4’) and Ashwani Patel (45’) netted for Arunachal Hockey.
In the final game of the day from the same pool, Chhattisgarh Hockey prevailed 7-2 against Himachal Hockey. Captain Piyush Kumar Sahu (30’, 38’, 60’) scored a hat-trick, with Yogesh Thakur (39’), Om Kumar Yadav (47’), Aadrsh Raj Singh (51’), and Abhishek Yadav (53’) also scoring for Chhattisgarh Hockey. Sidhant Kaushal (13’) and Daksh (59’) got on the scoresheet for Himachal Hockey.
