Riding on Binita Xess's four goals, defending champion Railways spanked Uttarakhand 19-0 in a Pool A league match of the third Hockey India Senior Women National Hockey Championship at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium here today.
Goal scores for Railways were Binita Xess (10th minute, 23rd, 41st, 42nd), Amandeep Kaur (1st, 11th, 39th), Jasjeet Kaur (20th, 37th), Apoorva V (24th, 32nd), Rosalin Dung Dung (45th, 64th), Joydeep Kaur (6th), Ramneek Kaur (22nd), Rosalind L Ralte (10th), Asunta Lakra (50th), Preety S Kiro (53rd) and Laurenua Kerketta (60th).
In another match of the day, Jharkhand thrashed Kerala 16-0 in Pool C.
For Jharkhand the goal scorers were Sabnam Lakra (9th, 46th, 58th, 63rd, 66th), Kanti Pradhan (32nd, 49th, 55th, 57th), Nisha Rani Aind (14th, 29th), Sarita Lakra (53rd, 67th), Shilwanti Minjur (3rd) and Punita Minz (60th).
In the third match of the day, Odisha outclassed Tripura 19-0 in Pool G.
The scorers for Odisha were Raina Yadav (6th, 10th, 37th, 48th), Mariana Kanjur (12th, 15th, 44th), Ashim Kanchan Barla (16th, 47th, 56th), Priyanka Ekka (49th, 55th, 59th), Sarojini Ekka (28th, 38th), Sarojini Ekka (3rd, 49th), Rashmita Minz (24th) and Punam Minz (58th).
In the other match of the day, Chitra KC struck six goals to help Karnataka register an emphatic 12-2 win over Himachal Pradesh in Pool G.
