LUCKNOW : Upbeat Uttar Pradesh Wizards will take on Ranchi Rays here tomorrow at the astro-turf of the Guru Govind Singh stadium here in the Hero Hockey India League(HHIL). With two big wins in the last two matches against Kalinga Lancers, Wizards would be playing against Ranchi to maintain their supremacy.
Interestingly both the teams would play their fifth match of the HHIL tomorrow and the owners of both the team is Sahara Pariwar.
UP Wizard are presently on the second spot with 13 points winning two matches so far. The team has lost one match while the opening match against last year winner Delhi Waiveriders was a draw.
On the other side Ranchi Rays have just 9 points with winning just one match, loosing one and played draw in remaining two matches. They are in the five position in the six team league match.
Presently Punjab Warriors are leading the table with 22 points in five matches.
Harendra Singh, Head Coach, Ranchi Rays today said that, ‘It will be an exciting opportunity for us to get some points on points tally, away from home. We have had really hard training sessions and it’s time to execute those learnings and cement our position in the tournament. Besides, UP Wizards has always been a tough team and we hope we will have a thrilling game tomorrow”. Ashley Jackson, Captain, Ranchi Rays,’We are very excited to play U.P. Wizards tomorrow on their home turf and we are keen to bolster our position in the tournament. We have been practicing hard and it’s time to put our learnings into action”. UNI MB
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