At Srivilliputhur, a hat-trick by Gabriel helped Tirunelveli defeat Kanyakumari 4-0 for the title in the final of the Tamil Nadu South Zone inter-district hockey championship on Sunday.

Dilipan scored the other goal.

In the third-place match, Dindigul beat Virudhunagar 2-1. Abdul Hameed and M. Balaji scored for Dindigul. Prasanna scored for Virudhunagar. — Sports Correspondent