Published: September 8, 2026 at 7:49 pm
Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB), riding on Seshe Gowda BM’s brace, cruised to a comfortable 5-1 win over Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in their Pool D match of the 6th Hockey India Senior Men Inter-Department National Championship 2026 at the Gachibowli Hockey Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
In other matches, Sports Authority of India (SAI) defeated Punjab & Sind Bank 3-1, Central Secretariat held Punjab National Bank to a 1-1 draw and All India Police Sports Control Board scored a 3-1 win over Central Board of Direct Taxes.
Railways begin with a bang
Railways began with a bang as they raided the rival fortress from the word go. Their aggression paid off as they were able to get two goals in the first five minutes of play.
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Rohit began the scoring when he struck off a penalty corner in the 3rd minute of play. Two minutes later, Arshdeep Singh made it 2-0 with a field goal.
CISF reduced the margin in the 11th minute as Manoj Yadav scored off a penalty corner. Sheshe Gowda restored the 2-goal margin by sounding the board in the 13th minute as the eventful first quarter yielded four goals.
Thereafter, the teams were not able to breach the rival citadel as the defenders held fort. Sheshe Gowda made it 4-1 when he converted a penalty corner in the 26th minute as Railways went into the break with a considerable advantage.
Sports Authority of India (SAI) defeated Punjab & Sind Bank 3-1 in the 6th Hockey India Senior Men Inter-Department National Championship 2026 at the Gachibowli Hockey Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Pics: Mohd Hadi
Upon resumption, most of the action was confined to the midfield. However, Pardeep Singh struck in the 33rd minute to make it 5-1. Railways held on to their advantage and did not allow CISF to make inroads into their territory.
SAI down Punjab & Sind Bank
In Pool B, SAI, who had given last year’s runners-up Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG) a run for their money before falling on Monday, were back in their element. They put behind the loss and gained full points from Punjab & Sind Bank.
After a barren first quarter, SAI managed to breach the rival fortress with a goal in the 29th minute. Nitesh Sharma beat the rival goalie to put his side 1-0 up.
Three minutes later, Deepak Singh Fartyal made it 2-0 as the PSB fortress again fell. However, PSB struck back with Sukhwinder Singh scoring in the 34th minute. Shivam Patel made it 3-1 in the 43rd minute as SAI ensured a comfortable win.
Police run over CBDT
In Pool C, All India Police Sports Control Board were all over Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) as they dominated play for almost the whole game.
Dharamvir Singh struck in the 8th minute and Shamsher Singh made it 2-0 in the 20th minute as the Police team went into the break with a handy lead.
All India Police Sports Control Board scored a 3-1 win over Central Board of Direct Taxes
The third quarter turned out to be a barren affair but there was quite some action at the fag end of play. Vijay Kumar Gond made it 3-0 as he struck in the 56th minute and a minute later CBDT found the consolatory goal with Machaiah Pa scoring.
Secretariat hold PNB
In Pool A, Central Secretariat came from behind to hold Punjab National Bank to a 1-1 draw. After a barren first half where neither side was able to score, Punjab National Bank took the lead in the 34th minute through a penalty corner effort by Gursimran Singh.
Aniket Gurav turned out to be the savior for Central Secretariat as he struck in the 46th minute to help his side split points with their rivals.
Results: Pool A: Central Secretariat 1 (Aniket Gurav 46th) drew Punjab National Bank 1 (Gursimran Singh 34th).
Pool B: Sports Authority of India (SAI) 3 (Nitesh Sharma 29th, Deepak Singh Fartyal 32nd, Shivam Patel 43rd) beat Punjab & Sind Bank 1 (Sukhwinder Singh 34th).
Pool C: All India Police Sports Control Board 3 (Dharamvir Singh 8th, Shamsher Singh 20th, Vijay Kumar Gond 56th) beat Central Board of Direct Taxes 1 (Machaiah Pa 57th).
Pool D: Railway Sports Promotion Board 5 (Rohit Rohit 3rd, Arshdeep Singh 5th, Sheshe Gowda BM 13th, 26th, Pardeep Singh 33rd) beat Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) 1 (Manoj Yadav 11th).
