Telangana thrash Gujarat 20-0 in sub junior men’s hockey championship
Telangana registered a massive 20-0 win over Gujarat as multiple teams, including Andhra Pradesh, Mizoram and Delhi, secured victories on day two of the Sub Junior Men’s Hockey National Championship in Rajgir
Rajgir: 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 Bihar on Thursday.
In the first match of the day, Hockey Andhra Pradesh secured a 3-1 win against Le Puducherry Hockey in Pool A of Division C. Surya Ganesh Kataru Pradeep (13’), Chaitanya Lanka Chaitanya Yesu (19’) and captain Maduru Ganga (27’) scored for the winners. For Le Puducherry Hockey, Dharshan (58’) netted their only goal.
The second match of the day in the same division saw Hockey Mizoram beat Assam Hockey 6-0. Joseph Malsawmtluanga (5’, 33’, 54’) bagged a hat-trick, with captain Malsawmkima (12’), Vanlalhmangaiha (38’) and Lalhmangaihzuala (48’) also scoring.
In Pool A of Division B, Delhi Hockey registered a 9-1 victory against Hockey Bengal. 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 the tally. Ayush Pradhan (13’) scored for Hockey Bengal.
In the same pool, Telangana Hockey overpowered Hockey Gujarat 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 scored.
In Pool B of Division B, Hockey Karnataka played out a 2-2 draw against Hockey Arunachal. Captain Adarsh Govind Mutagar (18’, 54’) scored for Hockey Karnataka, while captain Kumar Shashank (4’) and Ashwani Patel (45’) netted for Hockey Arunachal.
In the final game of the day from the same pool, Chhattisgarh Hockey prevailed 7-2 against Hockey Himachal. Captain Piyush Kumar Sahu (30’, 38’, 60’) netted a hat-trick, with Yogesh Thakur (39’), Om Kumar Yadav (47’), Aadrsh Raj Singh (51’) and Abhishek Yadav (53’) also scoring. Sidhant Kaushal (13’) and Daksh (59’) scored for Hockey Himachal.
