RSPB defeated CISF 5-1 in their Pool D match of the Hockey India Senior Men Inter-Department National Championship in Hyderabad on Tuesday. BM Seshe Gowda scored twice, while Central Secretariat and Punjab National Bank played out a 1-1 draw
Published Date – 8 September 2026, 10:37 PM
Hyderabad: Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB), riding on a brace from BM Seshe Gowda, 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 another match, Central Secretariat came from behind to hold Punjab National Bank to a 1-1 draw. After a barren first half in which 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 came to the rescue of Central Secretariat, scoring in the 46th minute to help his side share the points with their rivals.
Results:
Central Secretariat 1 (Aniket Gurav) drew with Punjab National Bank 1 (Gursimran Singh).
SAI 3 (Nitesh Sharma, Deepak Singh Fartyal, Shivam Patel) bt Punjab & Sind Bank 1 (Sukhwinder Singh).
AIPSCB 3 (Dharamvir Singh, Shamsher Singh, Vijay Kumar Gond) bt CBDT 1 (Machaiah Pa).
RSPB 5 (Rohit Rohit, Arshdeep Singh, BM Seshe Gowda 2, Pardeep Singh) bt CISF 1 (Manoj Yadav).
