The action in the 13th Hockey India Sub Junior Women National Championship 2023 continued today with Hockey Bihar, Hockey Maharashtra, and Hockey Karnataka registering wins in their respective games on Day 2 of the tournament which is being played at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela, Odisha.
In the first match of the day, Hockey Bihar came from behind to beat Telangana Hockey 4-1 in the Pool G game. Khushi Kumari (6тАЩ), Sonam Kumari (36тАЩ), Akansha Yadav (41тАЩ), and Rishu Kumari (52тАЩ) scored a goal each for Hockey Bihar, while Mallela Nikhitha (2тАЩ) netted the lone goal for Telangana Hockey.
The second game of the day witnessed Hockey Maharashtra registering a comprehensive 11-0 win against Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Hockey in the Pool H match. Sanjana Raikwar (12тАЩ, 14тАЩ, 15тАЩ, 20тАЩ, 26тАЩ, 27тАЩ) ended the game as top scorer with six goals to her name, while Yashasvi Prakash Kubde (52тАЩ, 56тАЩ) netted a brace. Savitri Boragalli (10тАЩ), Akanksha Pal (34тАЩ), and Tanishka Sanjay Shinde (49тАЩ) also scored a goal each.
Meanwhile, Hockey Karnataka beat Le Puducherry Hockey 8-0 in the third game of the day. Vyshnavi Arul (3тАЩ, 15тАЩ) and Manish Ponnamma CD (19тАЩ, 39тАЩ) scored a brace each while Lakshmi (37тАЩ), Deepika R (43тАЩ), Punya S.R (47тАЩ), and Thanisha R (58тАЩ) also found the back of the net.
Notably, later in the day, Hockey Mizoram will take on Hockey Rajasthan in the Pool E match.
Also, on Thursday, Hockey Association of Odisha defeated Kerala Hockey 20-0 in the fourth and last match of the Day 1 of the tournament. Doli Bhoi scored five goals (15тАЩ, 24тАЩ, 29тАЩ, 38тАЩ, 55тАЩ), while Dipika Barwa (10тАЩ, 26, 54тАЩ) and Jyoti Xaxa (19тАЩ, 25, 60тАЩ) netted a hat-trick each. Moreover, Binati Minz (6тАЩ, 35тАЩ) and Karuna Minz (40тАЩ, 41тАЩ) scored a brace each, while Sonali Ekka (2тАЩ), Drupati Naik (13тАЩ), Nisha Dadel (18тАЩ), Janhabi Bada (28тАЩ), and Amisha Ekka (44тАЩ) were also on the scoresheet.
