Sonu strikes twice as Chandigarh beat Himachal in hockey

In the ongoing 15th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2025, Hockey Chandigarh, Hockey Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh Hockey secured wins in their respective games of Division ‘B’, while Kerala Hockey also won their game in Division ‘C’, at Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Sector 3.

Hockey Chandigarh defeated Hockey Himachal 4-1. Raveen Rani scored the opening goal in the 17th minute, but it was Sonu, who came up with two goals to seal an easy win for the side. Sonu netted the first goal in the 30th minute, followed by her second in the 42nd minute. Captain Rakhi completed the tally in the 59th minute. Bhumika Chauhan scored a consolation goal for Hockey Himachal in the 36th minute.

Hockey Uttarakhand defeated Telangana Hockey 1-0 in Division ‘B’. Vartika Rawat (45th) scored the only goal of the match for Hockey Uttarakhand to take the lead Telangana Hockey. Chhattisgarh Hockey defeated Delhi Hockey 2-1 in Division ‘B’ in a close game. Sonali (8th) scored the first goal of the match for Delhi Hockey.

In response, Leena Kosare (22nd) and Lahare Mamteshwari (43rd) scored two goals for Chhattisgarh Hockey to take the lead and secure the second win in the tournament.

In the first match of Division ‘C’, Kerala Hockey defeated Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Hockey 3-2 in a closely contested game. Baghel Vaishnavi (33rd) and Satya Gupta (39th) scored one goal each after the half-time break for Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Hockey. On the other hand, Swetha S (22nd) opened the account for Kerala Hockey. Kavita (51st) played an equaliser in the final ten minutes of the game whereas Captain Anju Shaji (55th) joined her team and scored the final score to take the game away from their opponents.