In the opening match of the day, Hockey Haryana defeated Hockey Bengal 4-3 and achieved its third consecutive win.

Silbiya Nag (2') converted a penalty corner early in the game, which saw Hockey Bengal get the block in no time and hit the ground running. Celestina Horo (19') then doubled their lead by converting a penalty corner in the second quarter. Hawks Haryana captain Neelam (20') immediately responded with a penalty corner conversion to reduce the deficit as Hawks Bengal led 2-1 at halftime.

Nandani (41') converted another penalty corner to level the score for Hockey Haryana, after which Shashi Khasa (43') converted another penalty corner to help Hockey Haryana take the lead. .At the beginning of the last quarter, Pinky (46') scored a field goal to give Hawk Haryana a 4-2 lead. Shanti Horo (51') gave Hockey Benga a chance to make a comeback with a field goal, but Hockey Haryana maintained their lead and won the game 4-3.

MP. conquer maharashtra

In the second game of the day, Hockey Madhya Pradesh defeated Hockey Maharashtra 2-1. After a quiet first half with no goals, Hockey Madhya Pradesh broke the deadlock in the third quarter with a field goal from Aanchal Sahu (45'). Broke it and took the lead. , Hockey Maharashtra captain Ashwini Kolekar (50') equalized the score with a field goal just five minutes into the final quarter.However, Swati (54') scored a field goal to give Hockey Madhya Pradesh the lead again. After this, they defended hard and maintained their one-goal lead and won the game 2-1.

Later on Saturday, Hockey Mizoram will take on Manipur Hockey while Hawks will take on Jharkhand Hockey Association of Odisha.

Also, Hockey Association of Odisha defeated Manipur Hockey 2-1 while Hockey Jharkhand defeated Hockey Madhya Pradesh 1-0 in their respective matches played late on Friday evening.