Hockey India League

Hero Hockey India League

Hero Hockey India League LogoTeams: Delhi Waveriders, Jaypee Punjab Warriors, Mumbai Magicians, Ranchi Rhinos and Uttar Pradesh Wizards

Venues: Delhi (book tickets), Jalandhar, Lucknow (book tickets), Mumbai and Ranchi.
Telecast Details: ESPN Star Sports live in India, Fox Sports live in Australia, Super Sports in South Africa, One World Sports in Americas,and live on internet here on official YouTube channel of HIL.

The detailed schedule and results of Hockey India League:


HIL Teams
Team Pts P W D L GF GA GD
1 Delhi Waveriders DWR 49 12 9 2 1 37 24 13
2 Ranchi Rhinos RR 41 12 7 2 3 26 22 4
3 Uttar Pradesh Wizards UPW 32 12 5 2 5 19 22 -3
4 Jaypee Punjab Warriors JPW 29 12 4 2 6 25 27 -2
5 Mumbai Magicians MM 16 12 1 0 11 20 32 -12
HIL Teams
Match Date-Time Results City
1 14/01 20:00 Delhi Waveriders  DWR 2 x 1 JPW Jaypee Punjab Warriors Delhi
2 16/01 18:00 Jaypee Punjab Warriors  JPW 1 x 2 RR Ranchi Rhinos Jalandhar
3 16/01 20:00 Delhi Waveriders  DWR 2 x 1 MM Mumbai Magicians Delhi
4 17/01 20:00 Jaypee Punjab Warriors  JPW 1 x 2 UPW Uttar Pradesh Wizards Jalandhar
5 18/01 20:00 Ranchi Rhinos  RR 3 x 1 MM Mumbai Magicians Ranchi
6 19/01 11:30 Uttar Pradesh Wizards  UPW 1 x 1 DWR Delhi Waveriders Lucknow
7 20/01 15:00 Uttar Pradesh Wizards  UPW 2 x 0 RR Ranchi Rhinos Lucknow
8 20/01 20:00 Mumbai Magicians  MM 2 x 4 JPW Jaypee Punjab Warriors Mumbai
9 21/01 20:00 Mumbai Magicians  MM 4 x 6 DWR Delhi Waveriders Mumbai
10 22/01 20:00 Jaypee Punjab Warriors  JPW 2 x 2 UPW Uttar Pradesh Wizards Jalandhar
11 23/01 20:00 Ranchi Rhinos  RR 4 x 5 DWR Delhi Waveriders Ranchi
12 24/01 18:00 Ranchi Rhinos  RR 3 x 1 UPW Uttar Pradesh Wizards Ranchi
13 24/01 20:00 Jaypee Punjab Warriors  JPW 4 x 3 MM Mumbai Magicians Jalandhar
14 26/01 15:00 Uttar Pradesh Wizards  UPW 1 x 3 RR Ranchi Rhinos Lucknow
15 26/01 19:00 Delhi Waveriders  DWR 4 x 3 MM Mumbai Magicians Delhi
16 27/01 15:00 Uttar Pradesh Wizards  UPW 3 x 4 JPW Jaypee Punjab Warriors Lucknow
17 28/01 20:00 Ranchi Rhinos  RR 2 x 1 MM Mumbai Magicians Ranchi
18 29/01 20:00 Delhi Waveriders  DWR 3 x 0 JPW Jaypee Punjab Warriors Delhi
19 30/01 18:00 Mumbai Magicians  MM 4 x 0 UPW Uttar Pradesh Wizards Mumbai
20 30/01 20:00 Delhi Waveriders  DWR 2 x 2 RR Ranchi Rhinos Delhi
21 31/01 20:00 Mumbai Magicians  MM 1 x 3 JPW Jaypee Punjab Warriors Mumbai
22 01/02 20:00 Ranchi Rhinos  RR 2 x 5 DWR Delhi Waveriders Ranchi
23 02/02 15:00 Uttar Pradesh Wizards  UPW 2 x 0 MM Mumbai Magicians Lucknow
24 02/02 20:00 Ranchi Rhinos  RR 1 x 1 JPW Jaypee Punjab Warriors Ranchi
25 03/02 15:00 Uttar Pradesh Wizards  UPW 0 x 3 DWR Delhi Waveriders Lucknow
26 04/02 20:00 Jaypee Punjab Warriors  JPW 2 x 3 RR Ranchi Rhinos Jalandhar
27 05/02 18:00 Jaypee Punjab Warriors  JPW 2 x 3 DWR Delhi Waveriders Jalandhar
28 05/02 20:00 Mumbai Magicians  MM 0 x 1 UPW Uttar Pradesh Wizards Mumbai
29 07/02 18:00 Delhi Waveriders  DWR 1 x 4 UPW Uttar Pradesh Wizards Delhi
30 07/02 20:00 Mumbai Magicians  MM 0 x 1 RR Ranchi Rhinos Ranchi
Semi Finals
Match Date-Time Results City
31 09/02 17:00 Ranchi Rhinos  RR 4 x 2 UPW Uttar Pradesh Wizards Ranchi
32 09/02 20:00 Delhi Waveriders  DWR 3 x 1 JPW Jaypee Punjab Warriors Ranchi
Final
Match Date-Time Results City
33 10/02 17:00 Uttar Pradesh Wizards  UPW 4 x 3 JPW Jaypee Punjab Warriors Ranchi
34 10/02 20:00 Ranchi Rhinos  RR 2 x 1 DWR Delhi Waveriders Ranchi

Ranchi Rhinos Stun Delhi Waveriders to Clinch Hero Hockey India League Trophy

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Ranchi, 10 February 2013: Ranchi Rhinos defeated Delhi Waveriders 2-1 in a cracker of a game to win the first ever Hero Hockey India League, earlier in the day Uttar Pradesh Wizards came from behind (0-3) to beat (4-3) Jaypee Punjab Warriors to finish third, at Astroturf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi on Sunday.

The Waveriders went ahead with a fine strike by Simon Child, Austin Smith drew the hosts level through a drag flick on a PC with a little bit of variation. And in the final quarter, Manpreet Singh’s strike on PC sealed the title for the hosts, who had 12th man with them i.e. a packed capacity crowd.

Hockey India League 2013 Awards:

WINNERS (Prize Money Rs 2,50,00,000/-): Ranchi Rhinos
RUNNERS-UP (Prize Money: Rs 1,25,00,000/-): Delhi Waveriders
Third Place (Prize Money: Rs 75,00,000/-): Uttar Pradesh Wizards

Fair-Play Award: Ranchi Rhinos

Hero Player of the Tournament ( Rs 25,00,000/-): Sardar Singh
‘Ponty Chadha Trophy’ for Upcoming Player of the Tournament ( Rs 20,00,000/-): Mandeep Singh

‘Airtel Award’ for Most Goals in the Tournament ( Rs 10,00,000/-): Delhi Waveriders

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Raghunath Single Handedly Won HIL Bronze for Uttar Pradesh Wizards

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Ranchi, 10 February 2013: Four goals, including a golden goal from skipper Raghunath right in the last minute of extra time earned Uttar Pradesh Wizards a 4-3 win over Jaypee Punjab Warriors in an absolute thriller of a third place play-off game of the Hero Hockey India League at Birsa Munda Astroturf Hockey Stadium on Sunday.

V R Raghunath won bronze for Uttar Pradesh Wizards

V R Raghunath won bronze for Uttar Pradesh Wizards

Trailing 0-3 at one stage, Wizards came back with Raghunath scoring a hat-trick, all through drag flicks, to force and extra time. Raghunath then scored his fourth from another drag flick to ensure that Wizards got the bronze medal, and earned prize money of Rs 75 lakhs.

Jaypee Punjab Warriors completely dominated the first quarter. They showed a lot of intensity, and aggression, and were rewarded for it with a couple of goals. Gurmail Singh entered the Wizards’ D, and put the ball on Nithin’s leg to earn Warriors their first penalty corner. Mark Knowles took the drag flick, and fired the ball low to the right of diving Bazeley. The ball beat Bazeley for pace and angle and entered the net to give Warriors the lead. Continue reading →

Rhinos take on consistent Waveriders in front home crowd in Hockey India League Final

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Ranchi, 10 January 2013: Consistent Delhi Waveriders and fluent Ranchi Rhinos will fight it out in front of Ranchi crowd to decide who will be crowned the winner of the inaugural Hero Hockey India to get richer by Rs 2.5 crore on Sunday.

Ranchi Rhinos vs Delhi Waveriders in the Final of HIL 2013

The two teams booked a date in the summit clash in contrasting fashion with the Rhinos clinching the victory (4-2) over Uttar Pradesh Wizards in the first semi-final, while Waveriders outplayed the Warriors but required a 68th minute strike from Lloyd Norris Jones to seal a 3-1 victory on Saturday. Continue reading →

Warriors Vs Wizards in 3rd Place Play off of HIL

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Ranchi, 10 February 2013: Jaypee Punjab Warriors would seek to set the record straight and finish on third spot in the Hero Hockey India League when they take on Uttar Pradesh Wizards in the play off at the Birsa Munda Astroturf Hockey Stadium on Sunday. In the semi-finals Warriors were outplayed by Delhi Waveriders, while Wizards were defeated by Ranchi Rhinos.

Warriors vs Wizards in HIL 3rd Place Play off

The Wizards had peeped the Warriors to the third spot in league standings on the last day of the round-robin stage by defeating standings topper and tournament favorites Delhi Waveriders, thereby setting a steep task for the Barry Dancer coached side, of overpowering the Waveriders in the semi-final encounter. Continue reading →

Waveriders continue on their form, Outplay Warriors in semi final of HIL

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Ranchi, 09 February 2013: Delhi Waveriders booked summit clash against Ranchi Rhinos in the Hero Hockey India League by beating Jaypee Punjab Warriors 3-1 in the second semi-final at Birsa Munda Astroturf Hockey Stadium on Saturday.

Lloyd Norris Jones scored 3rd goal of Delhi Waveriders on this run down in a counter attack

Lloyd Norris-Jones scored 3rd goal of Delhi Waveriders on this run down in a counter attack

Goals from Andres Mir Bel, Rupinder Pal Singh and Lloyd Norris-Jones were enough to put Waveriders, the group toppers of the league stage, in the final. Warriors would now play with Uttar Pradesh Wizards for the third place play-off.

The first 10 minutes of the match was played a in the midfield . There were not too many clear scoring opportunities in that period, but it all changed when Waveriders earned a penalty corner. Ignace Tirkey, under no pressure, failed to stop a regulation ball, which rose from his stick, and hit his body. In a surprise variation, Rupinder Pal Singh pretended to be taking the drag flick, but actually just held the ball for Andres Mir Bel, who slotted home the strike, beating charging goalie Bharat Chetri to put Waveriders ahead. Continue reading →

Mandeep Singh Clinches Victory from Wizards as Ranchi Rhinos reach Hero HIL 2013 Final

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Ranchi, 9 February 2013: Ranchi Rhinos made sure that they play in the first ever Hero Hockey India League final in front of home crowd, as they beat Uttar Pradesh Wizards 4-2 in the semi-final at Birsa Munda Astroturf Hockey Stadium on Saturday.

Mandeep Singh scoring 1st goal of the day as Ashley Jackson support and George Bazeley tries to catch on

Mandeep Singh scoring 1st goal of the day as Ashley Jackson support and George Bazeley tries to catch on

A brace each from Mandeep Singh and Nick Wilson was good enough to see the hosts through. For wizards, Nithin Thimmiah scored both the goals.

“It was anybody’s game at 2-2, but the Rhinos utilised their chances better. Our strength is equal but today was not our day. Our first two goals were big disappointments. But, we will lift our game and raise our game for tomorrow’s match,” Wizards’ skipper Raghunath said. Continue reading →