1st Chhaju Ram Memorial Hockey: Services-PSPB Set Up Final Date
Services have set up a final date with Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) in the 1st Chhaju Ram Memorial Hockey Tournament being played at Ghumanhera Astroturf ground. The Services outfit rode on a splendid hat-trick from Jugraj Singh and a brace from Aakib Rahim to prevail over Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy (MPHA) 5-3 in the semifinal. For the MPHA lads, Sourav scored a brace while Shreyash scored once.
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Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) sailed past Punjab National Bank 3-1. The petroleum side were well served by former internationals – Affan Yousuf, Talwinder Singh and Roshan Minz who all found their names on the scoresheet. Gursimran scored the lone goal for Punjab National Bank.
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Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy will now play Punjab National Bank in the 3rd place play-off tie. The five-day tournament is being organized by Matiala MLA Gulab Singh. The winners of the 1st Chhaju Ram Memorial Hockey Tournament will take home a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh while the runners-up team will receive a cash reward of Rs 3 lakh. The third-placed and fourth-placed teams will pocket cash prizes of Rs 2 lakh and Rs 1.50 lakh respectively.