Delhi Waveriders maintained its position in the group on the top by defeating Mumbai Magician by 4-3 at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium.
Imran Khan, Lloyd Norris Jones and Rupinder Pal Singh scored for the home team while Mumbai skipper and drag-flick specialist Sandeep Singh struck thrice to push his tally to nine goals, the highest so far in the tournament.
After the win, Delhi remains on top of the standings with 27 points from six games as Mumbai lie at the bottom on six points.
Both the teams played on same game line and style. Delhi, led by star player Sardar Singh, passed the ball to create chances while the visitors relied heavily on penalty corner conversion.
Delhi were aggressive from the word go, penetrating into the strike zone without much resistance from Mumbai's brittle defence.
Imran got Delhi ahead in the fifth minute, deflecting a neat pass from Gurwinder Chandi. Man of the match Norris Jones made it 2-0 in the 12th minute through a rebound coming from a goalkeeper's save.
The third quarter did not see much action barring Rupinder's grounded strike from a penalty corner, making it 4-1 for Delhi.
Mumbai made a heartening comeback in the last quarter with their captain scoring twice. The equaliser seemed very much on the card but Delhi eventually held on to their slender advantage.
A sizeable crowd witnessed the action on India's Republic Day and their presence was appreciated most by Sardar.
(With inputs from IANS)
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