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Dabang Mumbai Jumped to Top 4 with win over Delhi Waveriders 8-3

Indian Hockey Admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 08:12:59 +0000

After trailing the score 3-0 in the favor of Delhi Waveriders in first 3 quarters, Dabang Mumbai showed unbelievable performance by delivering back to back 4 field goals to get the final score 8-3 in the favor of Dabang Mumbai.
The team Mumbai was unable to score in first three quarters, but when they came in form it was spectacular performance to see and the audience and fans of Mumbai were really enjoying such energy enriched game. The Audience was filled with energy in the 4th quarter of the game.
First field goal of the game was made by Steven Edwards in the 22nd minute and gave Delhi Waveriders a lead of 2-0 then Rupinder Pal Singh converted a penalty corner in the 39th minute which made Delhi Waveriders to get the lead of 3-0.

Dabang Mumbai and Delhi Waveriders Players in Action
( Photo Credits: HIL )

Fourth quarter began with the score 3-0 in the favor of Delhi. Dabang Mumbai got a chance to make comeback through Danish Mujtaba’s stick in the 49th minute with a field score raising score to 3-2 but score was still in the favor of Delhi.
Second goal of the day within three minutes came through Nilkanta Sharma, giving a lead of 4-3 over Delhi Daredevils. It was really a critical time and the team needed this kind of lead to be in the competition. In the last minutes Manpreet’s stick showed its magic and scored 2 back to back field goals in 57th and 58th minute respectively. The match ended with the final score 8-3 in the favor of Dabang Mumbai.
The Dabang Mumbai Player Manpreet Singh received the Coal India Goal of the Match award of INR 50,000 and Affan Yousuf from Dabang Mumbai H.C. won the Hero Emerging Player of the Match award of INR 25,000. The Delhi Waveriders player Surendra Kumar walked away with the Most Entertaining Player of the Match award while Rupinder Pal Singh was given the Man of the Match award of INR 50,000.

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Hockey India League: Kalinga Lancers defeat Dabang Mumbai

Indian Hockey Admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 13:03:20 +0000

Kalinga Lancers made a comeback in Hockey India League by defeating Dabang Mumbai on Thursday. Kalinga Lancers had lost their opening match on 18^th January against Uttar Pradesh Wizards.
Both teams scored zero goals till the half time but in the last 30 minutes three goals were made. The game was very entertaining; Dabang Mumbai was able to make 1 goal while Kalinga Lancers made 2 goals.

Dabang Mumbai Vs. Kalinga Lancers – Hockey India League

All the goals were counted as a score of 2 as per the new rule introduced in HIL2016; so the resulting score comes out to be 4-2.
With this win, the Lancers have secured six points from two matches, the same as Jaypee Punjab Warriors, to occupy the top of the table. This was the opening match for the Mumbai side.

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The Coal India Hockey India League Announces To Double The Prizes Amount

Indian Hockey Admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 12:51:11 +0000

The Coal India Hockey India League (HIL) player of the tournament in the fourth edition will get Rs. 50 lakhs, a jump of Rs.25 lakhs from the last edition, Hockey India announced on Wednesday.
Hockey India also announced that the “Man of the Match” award will be increased from Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 50,000 and will be awarded by the host franchises in each of their home matches. The ‘Goal of the Match’ will see a hike of Rs 25,000 to Rs. 50,000.
Further tournament awards include the “Upcoming Player of the Tournament” award of Rs 20 lakh to the best Under-21 player and the “Maximum Goal Award” also for Rs 20 lakh, a hike of Rs.10 lakhs, to the player who scores the most goals.

Hockey India League 2016 Prizes Doubled

The winning team will take home a whopping Rs. 2.50 crore while the runners-up will walk away with Rs. 1.75 crore. A cash reward of Rs. 75 lakhs will be awarded to the team finishing third in the tournament.
The six franchises battling for supremacy in the richest field hockey league in the world are Jaypee Punjab Warriors, Delhi WaveRiders, Kalinga Lancers, Uttar Pradesh Wizards, Dabang Mumbai and defending champions Ranchi Rays. The tournament will begin on 18^th January.

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