Chhattisgarh thump Himachal Pradesh in National Hockey Championship

Punjab and Uttarakhand also registered victories on Day 6 of the tournament.

Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Bengal registered victories in their respective matches on the sixth day of the 11th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2021 here in Jhansi on Tuesday. 

In the first match of the day, Chhattisgarh defeated Himachal 14-1 in their Pool D match. Rushali Kashyap (23', 39', 50', 54') scored four goals, while Aasmeen Khan (6', 17'), Shashi Kiran Lakra (11', 21'), Captain Balvinder Kaur Mehra (37', 55'), Pooja Singh (43', 57') scored a brace each. Gayatri Shinde (15') and Pooja Yadav (36') scored one goal each. Sakshi Thakur (18') scored the only goal for Hockey Himachal.

In Pool E, Punjab defeated Arunachal 6-0. Sarabdeep Kaur (20', 33') and Kirandeep Kaur (36', 43') scored a brace each, while Shalu Mann (28') and Navjot Kaur (50') scored one goal each.

In the other Pool E match, Hockey Andhra Pradesh defeated Chandigarh 3-2. Kalapureddi Veera Venkata Durga (38', 42', 54') scored a hat-trick for Hockey Andhra Pradesh, while Reetu Devi (17') and Poonam (29') scored one goal each for Chandigarh. In Pool A, Uttarakhand drew 0-0 with Le Puducherry Hockey.

Bihar defeated Goans Hockey 4-1 in their Pool B match. Ebha Kerketta (22', 43', 54') scored a hat-trick, while Ritu Singh (25') scored one goal for Hockey Bihar, while Captain Geeta Rathod (10') scored the only goal for Goans Hockey.

In the last match of the day, Bengal defeated Gujarat 8-1 in their Pool C match. Manisha Bhakat (3', 7', 24', 41', 51') scored five goals, while Nandita Deb (20'), Puja Bag (54') and Supriya Bahadur (57') scored one goal each for Bengal. Muskan Kureshi (47') scored the only goal for Gujarat.

The quarter-finals of the 11th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2021will be played on Wednesday.

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