Published: September 9, 2026 at 8:42 pm
Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) continued with their winning ways as they hammered Defence Accounts Sports Control Board 10-2 in the 6th Hockey India Senior Men Inter-Department National Championship 2026 at the Gachibowli Hockey Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
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Petroleum Sports Promotion Board, Punjab National Bank, Comptroller & Auditor General of India, Sports Authority of India, All India Police Sports Control Board, Central Board of Direct Taxes, Railway Sports Promotion board & Food Corporation of India made it to the quarterfinals, which will be played on September 11, 2026.
CAG too good for Defence
In their Pool B match, CAG took their time to warm up but once they got their bearings there was no looking back. Mohammed Raheel scored the first goal in the 11th minute through a penalty corner. That opened up the sluice gates as CAG pumped in four more goals before half-time.
Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) hammered Defence Accounts Sports Control Board 10-2 in the 6th Hockey India Senior Men Inter-Department National Championship 2026 at the Gachibowli Hockey Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Pics: Mohd Hadi
After the break, they scored five more goals while Defence Accounts got two consolatory goals in the 59th minute through Srijan Yadav and Alok Sharma. Abharan Suden B was the hero for CAG as he struck four goals. Angad Bir Singh got two.
PSB down CRPF
In another pool B match, Punjab & Sind Bank scored a comfortable 5-2 win over Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) but their effort went in vain as the failed to make it to the last eight.
Prabhdeep Singh opened the scoring for Punjab & Sind Bank in the 5th minute but weathered a heavy battle for CRPF.
In Pool A, defending champions Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) kept their campaign on track with a 6-1 win over ITBP Central Hockey Team
CRPF managed to find the equalizer in the 20th minute through the stick of Samsher but PSB took the lead again three minutes later through Jaskaran Singh and thereafter there was no conceding ground.
PSPB, PNB, Services, CBDT, FCI post wins
In Pool A, defending champions Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) kept their campaign on track with a 6-1 win over ITBP Central Hockey Team.
Gursimran Singh scored a brace to power Punjab National Bank to a 5-0 win over Sasastra Seema Bal in another pool A match.
In Pool C, Services Sports Control Board registered a 5-2 win over Union Bank of India and Central Board of Direct Taxes overpowered Steel Plant Sports Board 7-4.
Services Sports Control Board registered a 5-2 win over Union Bank of India
In Pool D, Food Corporation of India defeated Canara Bank 3-1 to book their quarterfinal berth, while Central Industrial Security Force overcame Tamil Nadu Police 5-3 with both teams knocked out of the tournament.
Results: Pool A: Petroleum Sports Control Board 6 (Sudeep Chirmako 13th; Gurjot Singh 23rd, 42nd; Ravneet Singh 26th; Walmiki Devinder 37th; Talwinder Singh 39th) beat ITBP Central Hockey Team 1 (Sahil Malik 40th).
Punjab National Bank 5 (Gursimran Singh 9th, 24th; Antil Vishal 27th; Abhimanyu 40th; Shivdeep 42nd) beat Sashastra Seema Bal 0.
Pool B: Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG) 10 (Mohammed Raheel 11th; Abharan Sudev B 12th, 19th, 34th, 51st; Angad Bir Singh 14th, 35th; Amandeep 22nd, Thrishul Ganapathi H 37th, Gurmukh Singh 57th) beat Defence Accounts Sports Control Board 2 (Srijan Yadav 59th, Alok Sharma 59th).
Punjab & Sind Bank 5 (Prabhdeep Singh 5th, Jaskaran Singh 23rd, Harmanjit Singh 42nd, Harmanjit Singh 55th, Araijeet Singh Hundal 58th) beat Central Reserve Police Force 2 (Samsher 20th, 53rd).
Pool C: Services Sports Control Board 5 (Atish Dodrai 7th, 14th; Selvaraj Kanagaraj 35th, 37th; Akshay Dubey 47th) beat Union Bank of India 2 (Karthik Ramesh Patare 16th; Mohammad Zameer 56th).
Gursimran Singh scored a brace to power Punjab National Bank to a 5-0 win over Sasastra Seema Bal in another pool A match
Central Board of Direct Taxes 7 (Machaiah PA 6th; Likhith BM 15th; Karthi S 20th, 37th, 60th; Nachappa IR 31st; Thokchom Kingson Singh 48th) beat Steel Plant Sports Board 4 (Rohit Ekka 36th, 46th; mohan Krishna 43rd; Adisan Minj 47th).
Pool D: Food Corporation of India 3 (Rikit Kujur 12th; Navraj Singh 43rd; Paramvir Singh 52) beat Canara Bank 1 (Pruthvi Raj GN 3rd).
Central Industrial Security Force 5 (Kerobin Lakra 4th; Manoj Yadav 27th; Raman 33rd, 52nd; Govind Singh Bisht 59) beat Tamil Nadu Police 3 (Mathan M 7th, 36th; Nandhakrishnan K 60+).
Quarterfinalists: Petroleum Sports Promotion Board, Punjab National Bank, Comptroller & Auditor General of India, Sports Authority of India, All India Police Sports Control Board, Central Board of Direct Taxes, Railway Sports Promotion board & Food Corporation of India.
Quarterfinal line-up: Petroleum Sports Promotion Board vs Sports Authority of India; Railway Sports Promotion board vs Central Board of Direct Taxes; Comptroller & Auditor General of India vs Punjab National Bank; All India Police Sports Control Board vs Food Corporation of India.
