Punjab women stormed into the semifinals of the 36th National Games hockey event at the Dhyanchand Hockey stadium in Rajkot on Friday.
Punjab routed Gujarat 24-0 in a lopsided quarterfinal match. The floodgates opened in the second minutes when Annu scored a field goal. Annu went on to score four more goals while Rajwinder Kaur helped herself to six goals.
Defending champion Haryana crushed Karnataka 6-0 to enter the semifinals. The Karnataka goalkeeper G.R. Shravya’s heroics under the bar prevented a carnage as the star-studded Haryana side ran its opponents ragged. Rani and Neha scored a brace each for Haryana.
