Bihar, Rajasthan and Mizoram registered wins in Division C, while both Division B matches ended in draws on Day 3 of the 16th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2026 in Jhansi on Monday.
In Division B Pool A, Kerala held Chhattisgarh to a 2-2 draw. Anoop Kumar Maurya gave Kerala the lead before Sandeep Kumar and Sonu Nishad put Chhattisgarh ahead. Sandeep Yadav equalised in the 59th minute to salvage a point for Kerala.
In Pool B, Jharkhand and Telangana played out a 1-1 draw. Dilbar Barla opened the scoring for Jharkhand in the 26th minute before Telangana captain Shiva Kumar Shivangi equalised in the 56th.
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In Division C Pool B, Bihar registered its first win with a 4-3 victory over Andhra Pradesh, courtesy of Jony Kumar’s hat-trick, including a 53rd-minute winner. Md Sidik scored Bihar’s other goal.
Rajasthan maintained its winning run in the same pool, defeating Gujarat 6-2. Ankit Rawat scored a hat-trick, Pawan Kumar Yadav struck twice and Kunal Koundal added another.
In Division C Pool A, Mizoram came from behind to beat Jammu and Kashmir 2-1. After Karanjit Singh put J&K ahead, Dharmendra Pal converted two penalty corners to secure Mizoram’s first win.
Published on Oct 12, 2026
