Defending champion Vedanta Kalinga Lancers will face Soorma Hockey Club in a Hockey India League 2024-25 clash at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela on Sunday.
Lancers lost to Tamil Nadu Dragons in shootout in its last match and is currently bottom of the HIL points table with a solitary point.
Going into the clash, the Soorma HC find themselves sixth in the table with 2 point, and Harmanpreet Singh will aim to rally his troops to a maiden victory in the ongoing tournament.
FULL SQUADS
Vedanta Kalinga Lancers
Defenders: Sanjay, Mandeep Mor, Alexander Hendrickx (Belgium), Arthur Van Doren (Belgium), Antoine Kina (Belgium), Partap Lakra, Sushil Dhanwar, Rohit Kullu, Enrique Gonzalez (Spain)
Midfielders: Aran Zalewski (Australia), Moriangthem Rabichandra, Enrique Gonzalez (Spain), Mukesh Toppo, Rosan Kujur, Nicholas Bandurak (Great Britain)
Forwards: Boby Singh Dhami, Dilpreet Singh, Thierry Brinkman (Netherlands), Angad Bir Singh, Roshan Minz, Gursahibjit Singh, Deepak Pradhan
Goalkeepers: Krishan Pathak, Tobias Reynolds-Cotterill (Great Britain), Sahil Kumar Nayak
Soorma Hockey Club
Defenders: Harmanpreet Singh, Jeremy Hayward (Australia), Gurinder Singh, Nicolas Della Torre (Argentina), Sukhvinder, Ashu Maurya, Pradip Mandal
Midfielders: Vivek Sagar Prasad, Victor Wegnez (Belgium), Jonas De Geus (Netherlands), Harjeet Singh, Nicolas Poncelet (Belgium), Prabhjot Singh, Ankush, Sunit Lakra
Forwards: Gurjant Singh, Boris Burkhardt (Netherlands), Maninder Singh, Pawan Rajbhar, Harish Somappa Mutagar, Nicolas Keenan (Argentina), Phil Roper (Great Britain)
Goalkeepers: Vincent Vanasch (Belgium), Mohith H S, Jashandeep Singh
When is the men’s Hockey India League match between Vedanta Kalinga Lancers vs Soorma Hockey Club?
The men’s Hockey India League 2024-25 match between Vedanta Kalinga Lancers and Soorma Hockey Club will begin at 6:00 PM IST on Sunday, January 5 at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela.
Where to watch Vedanta Kalinga Lancers vs Soorma Hockey Club HIL match LIVE?
The men’s Hockey India League 2024-25 match between Vedanta Kalinga Lancers and Soorma Hockey Club will be LIVE telecast on the Sony Sports Network ( Sony Sports 1, Sony Sports 3, Sony Sports 4). It will also be telecast by Doordarshan.
SonyLIV and WAVES platforms will LIVE stream the match. Moreover, you can stay tuned to Sportstar’s website and app for the latest updates from the fixture.