Delhi Waveriders News

Mandeep Singh's field goal gave the Delhi Waveriders a comfortable 2-0 win over Ranchi Rays on Sunday in the third-place playoff for the HIL. Ranchi failed to find any decent openings in the second half despite dominating possession, and have for the first time finished a HIL season without a medal.

Delhi Waveriders faced second their consecutive home defeats. The hosts who defeated Punjab Warriors in their opening game in Chandigarh lost out to the same team 2-5 today in the return leg. With this win Punjab Warriors now share the third place in the points table (17 points) with Kalinga Lancers and Delhi Waveriders.

Avenging the 1-3 home loss they suffered at the hands of Delhi Waveriders in the reverse match on January 23, Uttar Pradesh Wizards defeated the home team 6-4, in what was Delhi’s first home match of the season on Monday.

For much of the game it seemed as if Dabang Mumbai will grab their first win over Delhi Wave Riders, and their first win this season, instead they went home with their third defeat in a row. A late field goal from Talwinder Singh gave Delhi a 4-3 win in Mumbai, as they went back to the top of the table.

Indian defender Rupinder Pal Singh produced a solid performance at the back, along with a goal from a penalty corner, as Delhi Wave Riders contained waves of attack from Uttar Pradesh Wizards before grabbing a 3-1 win at the end.

Rupinder Pal Singh converted two penalty corners as Delhi Wave Riders produced a convincing 5-4 win over Punjab Warriors. Despite the tight scoreline, Delhi dominated most of the game, as their aggressive tactics caught Punjab flat-footed.