Thrilling Victories Propel Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and Mizoram to Hockey Semifinals Sports-Games

The third match of the day from Pool D, a contest between Hockey Haryana and Hockey Bihar was won by Hockey Haryana by a 9-0 scoreline. Hockey Haryana’s Amandeep Kaur (20’, 40’), Monika Singh (38’, 58’) and Bharti Saroha (52’, 56’) scored two goals each and Priyanka (16’), Devika Sihag (45’) and Aditi Boora (60’) scored a goal each to seal the three points in their favour. Hockey Karnataka went up against Goans Hockey in the first Pool B encounter of the day and emerged winners, beating Goans Hockey by 10-0. Soumyashree N R (17’, 30’), Kruthika S P (19’, 43’) and Poojitha B N (8’,24’) all scored a brace each while Yashika M G (7’), Anjali H R (36’), Apsara Ha (39’) and Niha N (54’) contributed by scoring a goal each.

• Devika Sen (8’, 27’) scored a brace for Hockey Mizoram, whereas Dimple (1’), Lalthantluangi (2’), Deepika (26’) and Antim (45’) also scored one goal each to take the game away from their opponent.
• In a closely fought contest, Mizoram defeated Bengal 1-0, with Deepika’s lone strike in the 50th minute proving decisive.

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• The goal scorers were Diksha Tiwari (10’, 39’), Player of the Match Anjali Gautam (12’), Preeti Dubey (35’, 41’), and Aishwarya Chavan (53).

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• Hockey Haryana and Hockey Jharkhand secured wins in their respective semi-finals and stormed into the final of the Division ‘A’ of the 15th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2025 here on Monday.

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• The 15th Hockey India Senior Women’s National Championship is set for an epic final between defending champions Haryana and challengers Jharkhand.

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• However, their best efforts came up short against Haryana, the former champions who have produced many top women hockey players in recent times.

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Chandana J’s exceptional performance during the match earned her the title of the Player of the Match. The penalty shootouts went to sudden death, with H Lalruatfeli converting for Hockey Maharashtra and Susmita Patil saving Anupa Barla’s stroke to secure Hockey Maharashtra’s place in the semifinals. Hockey Haryana and Hockey Jharkhand secured wins in their respective semi-finals and stormed into the final of the Division ‘A’ of the 15th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2025 here on Monday. The Hockey India Senior Women National Championship saw thrilling quarter-final action as Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and Mizoram emerged victorious to secure their spots in the semifinals. The goal scorers were Diksha Tiwari (10’, 39’), Player of the Match Anjali Gautam (12’), Preeti Dubey (35’, 41’), and Aishwarya Chavan (53).

With three goals to her name, captain Rani has been a standout player for Hockey Haryana and has led her side well from the front. Hockey Jharkhand started the tournament on a dominant note with a big 9-2 win over Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu. They then defeated Hockey Mizoram in the Pool stage and Hockey Madhya Pradesh in the quarter-final with a solid scoreline of 3-1. It was in the semi-final match that the squad was put to a test against Hockey Maharashtra, which was also in roaring form. Despite four quarters of end-to-end action, neither side could find the net in regulation time. The match went on to a shootout which Hockey Jharkhand won 3-2 to seal their spot in the final.

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However, their best efforts came up short against Haryana, the former champions who have produced many top women hockey players in recent times. In the other semifinal match of Division ‘A’, both Hockey Maharashtra and Hockey Jharkhand showed splendid skills to restrain each other from scoring till the final whistle was blown and ended the game at 0-0. The match then went to the shoot-out to find the tournament’s other finalists blog and Hockey Jharkhand proved to be the better one with 3-2 (SO) in a close contest.

Sonam (41’), Monika (42’), Manisha (47’), and captain Rani (57’) scored one goal each after Hockey Mizoram’s strong defence for more than two-straight quarters to secure their birth for the last dance on Wednesday. Sonam (41’), Monika (42’), Manisha (47’) and Captain Rani (57’) scored one goal each after Hockey Mizoram’s strong defence for more than two-straight quarters to secure their birth for the last dance on Wednesday. Hockey Mizoram will play Hockey Maharashtra in the 3rd-4th placings match while Hockey Haryana clash with Hockey Jharkhand in the final. Earlier, Hockey Mizoram defeated the Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu 6-0 in Division ‘A’ to secure their passage to the knockout stage of the tournament. Devika Sen (8’, 27’) scored a brace for Hockey Mizoram, whereas Dimple (1’), Lalthantluangi (2’), Deepika (26’) and Antim (45’) also scored one goal each to take the game away from their opponent.

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Madhya Pradesh wins senior women’s national hockey championship: Match Highlights

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With this complete victory, Hockey Madhya Pradesh has also booked its spot in the Semi Finals to be held on 25thFebruary at Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. Following their win, Player of the Match Albela Rani Toppo said, “We played a great game of hockey out there today against Hockey Punjab, they were tenacious throughout and never made it easy for us to create an opening. We kept our wits about us and performed well to book our place in the Semi Finals in the end and I’m very proud of my team for this”. Devika Sen (4′, 34′), Player of the Match, opened the scoring and doubled her tally in the game to give Hockey Haryana a solid footing in the game. Goalkeeper Anjali Bhinjia did a fantastic job to deny three of Hockey Maharashtra’s players in the shootout to help her side emerge victorious. With four goals, Albela Rani Toppo is the second-highest goalscorer of the tournament so far and will be eyeing to increase her tally on the big day.

Haryana has been in exceptional form, winning all matches with minimal goals conceded and led by their impressive captain Rani. Jharkhand secured their final spot through a nail-biting shootout victory against Maharashtra, displaying remarkable determination. Both teams are confident and prepared for what promises to be an intense championship match at the Tau Devi Lal Hockey Stadium in Panchkula. The quarterfinal match against Hockey Punjab was their toughest challenge in the tournament so far since they won the game with a narrow scoreline of 1-0 courtesy of a goal from Mahima Choudhary. It was again a comfortable outing for Hockey Haryana in the semi-final with a commanding 4-0 win over Hockey Mizoram.

With this complete victory, Hockey Madhya Pradesh has also booked its spot in the semifinals to be held on Saturday, February 25. The match then went to the shoot-out to find the tournament’s other finalists and Hockey Jharkhand proved to be the better one with 3-2 (SO) in a close contest. It has been smooth sailing for last year’s champions, Hockey Haryana, so far as they have cruised through the tournament with big wins and have only conceded once in four matches. They opened their campaign with a 5-1 win over Hockey Karnataka and followed it with a 3-0 victory over Hockey Association of Odisha in the pool stage. The new format saw teams compete in three separate divisions with Division ‘A’ being the only one with a knockout stage.

Alka Dungdung (48′) and Albela Rani Toppo (52′) scored late goals to propel Hockey Jharkhand to the next round. Hockey Haryana and Hockey Jharkhand secured contrasting wins in their respective semifinals to set up a summit clash in the exciting 15th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2025 – Division ‘A’ here on Monday. The final encounter of the day between Hockey Karnataka and Hockey Madhya Pradesh ended with Hockey Madhya Pradesh winning by a 6-0 margin. The goal scorers were Diksha Tiwari (10′, 39′), Player of the Match Anjali Gautam (12′), Preeti Dubey (35′, 41′), and Aishwarya Chavan (53).

In all 16 teams from all over the state will vie for the top honours in the inaugural Asmita Hockey State League, which will be played at the Maj Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium, Nehrunagar-Pimpri here from Saturday. Hockey Madhya Pradesh was named the winner of the 13th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship in 2023 after defeating Hockey Maharashtra 5-1 in the championship game in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. In the meantime, Hockey Jharkhand finished third after winning the third-place game against Hockey Haryana.