SportsPosted at: Oct 23 2026 9:39PM


Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey : BPCL, Indian Railways record contrasting wins, IOCL draws with PNB

Chennai, Oct 23 (UNI) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) registered a convincing 5-1 win over Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu (HUTN), while reigning champions Indian Railways derailed Indian Army by a solitary goal in three and PNB and IOCL shared points on a day on intense contests in the 97th All-India MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament here on Friday.
BPCL made a blistering start, with Devindar Walmiki converting a penalty corner in the 4th minute and Mandeep Singh adding a field goal a minute later to make it 2-0. Subhan Abid extended the lead with a field goal in the 24th minute, and BPCL went into the final quarter with a 3-0 advantage.
HUTN pulled one back through a field goal in the 49th minute by Muthukumar K, but BPCL responded quickly. Charanjeet Singh scored a field goal in the 54th minute, and Mandeep Singh completed his brace with another field goal in the 57th minute to seal the 5-1 win.
In the second match, Indian Railways (RSPB) registered a narrow 2-1 win over Indian Army in a closely contested Pool A encounter. RSPB took the lead through a penalty corner by Lovepreet Singh in the 12th minute. Indian Army drew level in the 28th minute when Ankush scored a field goal, and the teams went into the final quarter locked at 1-1. With the match heading towards a draw, Yogember Rawat converted a penalty corner in the 57th minute to snatch the win for RSPB.
In the third match of the day, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) came back from 1-4 down to play out a pulsating 4-4 draw against Punjab National Bank (PNB) in a Pool A encounter.
Results:
Pool B: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd 5 (Devindar Walmiki 4thminute, PC; Mandeep Singh 5th and 57th minute, Both FG; Subhan Abid 24th minute, FG; Charanjeet Singh 54th minute, FG) beat Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu (HUTN) 1 (Muthukumar K 49th minute, FG).
Pool A: Indian Railways (RSPB) 2 (Lovepreet Singh 12th minute, PC; Yogember Rawat 57th minute, PC) beat Indian Army 1 (Ankush 28th minute, FG).
Pool A: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) 4 (Gurjinder Singh 19th and 38th minute, Both PC; Gazee Khan 37th minute, FG; Sunil Yadav 57th minute, PS) drew with Punjab National Bank (PNB) 4 (Gursimran Singh 21st minute, PC; Thounaojam Ingalemba Luwang 24th minute, FG; Sanjay 27th minute, PC; Abhimanyu 33rd minute, FG).
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Tags: #Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey : BPCL# Indian Railways record contrasting wins# IOCL draws with PNB
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