Kalinga Lancers to clash with Delhi Waveriders on home soil

Bhubaneswar, 11 February 2015: The ongoing Hero Hockey India League 2015 is all set to witness the very first clash between the Kalinga Lancers and Delhi Waveriders in the league tomorrow, at Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Stadium.

With a total of 15 points to its tally, defending Champions- Delhi Waveriders have two wins, two losses and two draws to its name. Playing its seventh game of the League tomorrow against Kalinga Lancers, the Sardar Singh led Delhi Waveriders will bring into play their finest line-up and strategies with an aim to register a win against the Lancers and add five more points to its present tally. Undeterred by the support of the home crowd that the hosts will enjoy, the visiting team will step out on the turf to restrict the Lancers while creating as many scoring opportunities as possible for themselves.

On the other hand, with a lone win to their credit in the league so far, home team Kalinga Lancers are sitting at the bottom of the League table with only nine points and will take to the field with a sole intention of recording a win against the Waveriders and ascend in the points table. Kalinga Lancers’ constant improvement in the league is pretty evident, looking at the last match they lost against Dabang Mumbai in a tightly contested match which they lost by a solitary goal.

Kalinga Lancers and Delhi Waveriders met twice in the previous edition of Hero Hockey India League in 2014, where Delhi Waveriders swiped Kalinga Lancers by 5-0 in the first match, Kalinga Lancers gave a tough fight in the second match but eventually lost the game by 4-3. As Delhi Waveriders will be looking forward to continuing their winning spree over Kalinga Lancers, the hosts will be looking at avenging their past defeats.

Match on 12 February 2015
MATCH : Kalinga Lancers Vs Delhi Waveriders
TIME: 1900 Hrs IST
VENUE: Bhubaneswar
TELECAST: LIVE by Star Sports 2 Star Sports 3