Bangalore Cup Hockey: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) beat Army XI
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) beat Army XI with 5-0 to win Dolo-650 Bangalore Cup All India Hockey Tournament 2019 held at the Field Marshal KM Cariappa Hockey Arena, Bengaluru, Karnataka. The year 2019 marks the 4th edition of Bangalore Cup Invitation. Previous edition of tournament was held in 2017 in which ONGC won and South Central Railway ended as runners-up.
Key Highlights
This win was IOCL’s 2nd title in a fortnight as they had earlier won Bangalore Super Division.
Sumit Kumar (20th minute), Gurjinder Singh (24th), Yuvraj Walmiki (35th), Dharamvir Singh (37th) and Talwinder Singh (52nd) scored for winners.
Cash Prize: IOCL walked away with cash prize of Rs.4,00,000. Runners-up Army XI were awarded Rs.2,00,000.
Best player of Tournament: Affan Yousaf of IOCL
Highest scorer: Fellow striker Talwinder Singh (seven goals)
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Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019