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South Central Railways Sports Complex: Teams from Mizoram, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Odisha advanced to the semifinals with victories in their respective matches on the seventh day of the 14th Hockey India Sub-junior Women's National Championship 2024 at the South Central Railways Sports Complex here on Tuesday.

In the quarterfinal clashes played on Tuesday, Mizoram defeated Uttar Pradesh by a lone goal, Jharkhand thrashed Maharashtra 12-0, Madhya Pradesh prevailed over Haryana 3-2 while Odisha prevailed over Delhi 3-0 to seal their berths in the last-four stage. In the semifinals, M.P. will take on Mizoram while Jharkhand will play Odisha on Thursday.

Hockey Mizoram won the first quarterfinal against Uttar Pradesh Hockey 1-0. Both teams displayed immense resilience in defence resulting in a deadlock till the last quarter. Hockey Mizoram were awarded a penalty stroke with ten minutes left in the game and captain Laltlanchhungi (49’) stepped up to convert and seal their victory.