In a competitive match between two evenly matched sides, Army XI held on to beat South Central Railway 3-2 in the final of the Lal Bahadur Shastri hockey tournament in Gurgaon on Saturday.

Gursev Singh opened the scoring for the Railways side off a penalty in the 10th minute. Sunil Ekka then levelled for Army XI in the 19th minute. A Jerome Kujur strike gave the Armymen the lead in the 31st minute, and Eliazer Lakra added another in the 52nd minute. K.K. Bharath reduced the margin for SCR.