Archive · 19 Jan 2026
Ranchi Royals Win Shootout Against HIL GC
The Ranchi Royals and HIL GC played a hockey match that ended in a tie after regular time.
The score was 4-4, so they had a shootout to decide the winner.
The Royals won the shootout 4-1.
Araijeet Singh Hundal, Sam Lane, and Tom Boon scored for the Royals, while Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Kane Russell, and Sudeep Chirmako scored for HIL GC.
Suraj Karkera was a great goalie for the Royals, and James Mazarelo made crucial saves for HIL GC.
This win moved the Royals to second place on the points table.
Ranchi Royals and HIL GC played a thrilling Men’s Hockey India League (HIL) match that ended in a 4-4 tie after regulation time.
Araijeet Singh Hundal, Sam Lane, and Tom Boon scored for the Ranchi Royals, while Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Kane Russell, and Sudeep Chirmako scored for HIL GC.
The match went into a shootout, where the Ranchi Royals won 4-1.
Suraj Karkera made crucial saves in goal for the Royals during the shootout, and James Mazarelo made important saves for HIL GC during regulation time.
The win moved the Ranchi Royals to second place on the points table.
- Who
- Ranchi Royals and HIL GC
- What
- A Men’s Hockey India League (HIL) 2026 match ending in a 4-1 shootout win for the Ranchi Royals
- When
- Monday
- Where
- Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneshwar
- Why
- To secure a position on the points table and maintain their unbeaten run in the tournament
Ranchi Royals
HIL GC
Game Performance
Ranchi Royals
Ranchi Royals scored four goals in regulation time and won the shootout 4-1.
HIL GC
HIL GC scored four goals in regulation time but lost the shootout 1-4.
Key Players
Ranchi Royals
Araijeet Singh Hundal, Sam Lane, Tom Boon, and Vishnukant Singh were instrumental in the win.
HIL GC
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Kane Russell, and Sudeep Chirmako scored goals for HIL GC.
- Teams
- Ranchi Royals vs. HIL GC
- Score
- 4-4 (4-1 in shootout)
- Venue
- Kalinga Hockey Stadium
- Date
- Monday
- Key Players
- Araijeet Singh Hundal, Sam Lane, Tom Boon, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Kane Russell, Sudeep Chirmako, Vishnukant Singh, Suraj Karkera, James Mazarelo, Mandeep Singh
- Significance
- Ranchi Royals moved to second place on the points table.
