14th Manipur Polo Int'l : Pradeepkumar treble propels Manipur to 8-3 win over India-B
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 23 2022:
Hosts Manipur (India B) defeated India A (Indian Polo Assn) 8-3 in a thrilling match today in the second match of the 14th Manipur Polo International tournament 2022 .
Pradeepkumar shone with a treble in Manipur's comfortable win today as his compatriots L Atangba and P Ojit struck two goals each.
Manipur got off to a flying start with P Ojit scoring two goals back to back within two minutes of the opening chukker before L Atangba and T Pradeepkumar added a goal each to hand Manipur a 4-1 lead.
The only goal for India-A was scored by Major Aman Singh in the last minute.
L Atangba and T Pradeepkumar took charge of the attack in the second chukker to ensure Manipur lead 6-2 till halfway after Ranshay Purojit scored the second goal for India-A.The third chukker saw L Rojit scoring the 7th goal for Manipur in the last minute after Major Aman hit his second for India-A and T Pradeepkumar completed his treble barely a minute into the final chukker to make it 8-3.The Indian Navy will take on the USA in the first match tomorrow while the UK will clash with the UgA in the second match.