Shyam Lal College storms into the semifinals with a fourth straight win in 12th Padma Shree Shyam Lal Memorial Hockey Tournament

Shyam Lal College (Morning) player Pankaj receiving the Player of the Match award.

Rakesh Thapliyal

New Delhi: Host Shyam Lal College (Morning) secured their fourth consecutive victory in the men’s category of the 12th Padma Shree Shyam Lal Memorial Hockey Tournament to qualify for the semifinals from Pool A. In the women’s category, Vivekananda College defeated Bharati College 6–2.

Shyam Lal College (Morning) defeated Shyam Lal College (Evening) 5–1 and ended league stage by winning all four of their matches. Pankaj from the winning team was awarded Player of the Match. Emerging forward Pratyush Singh Jaggi scored brilliant three goals. Shlok and Harsh scored one goal each. Laxman scored the lone goal for the losing side.

In other matches, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College thrashed Amity University 8–2. Manish from the winning team was awarded Player of the Match. For Khalsa College, Vipin scored three goals, Manish and Rishul scored two goals each, and Manish Kumar scored one goal. For the losing team, Mohit Rana and Agrim Raina scored one goal each.

Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education and Sports Sciences defeated SLC Alumni 6–2. Shekhar from the winning team was awarded Player of the Match. For Indira Gandhi Institute, Pulkit, Shekhar, Gurmukh, Dhruv, Arsh, and Chandrabhushan scored one goal each. For SLC Alumni, D. S. Jaggi and Pankaj scored one goal each.