Bengal Tigers beat Hyderabad Toofans 4-3 to become Hockey India League champions

Jugraj Singh was the star of the show as the Shrarchi Bengal Tigers were crowned as the Hockey India League champions for the 2024-25 season as they defeated Hyderabad Toofans 4-3 in a thrilling final.

In Short

• Jugraj Singh scored a fine hat-trick to secure the title for the Tigers
• Bengal Tigers won the match 4-3 as Sam Lane scored the winner
• Soorma Hockey Club secured the bronze medal with a 3-2 win

The Shrarchi Rarh Bengal Tigers were crowned as the champions of the Hockey India League 2024-25 season as they defeated Hyderabad Toofans 4-3 in a thrilling final on Saturday, February 1. Jugraj Singh was the star of the show for the Bengal Tigers as he scored a hat-trick while Sam Lane scored the winner in the 4th quarter to down the Toofans. Gonzalo Peillat's brace and Amandeep Lakra's goal wasn't enough in the end for Hyderabad-based franchise as the Tigers clinched the title to close an incredible return for the HIL.

The match was intense from the get-go as both teams were launching attacks into the opposition circles. The Tigers were effective with their aerial passes early on and got a penalty corner in the 4th minute. The 3 resulting attempts on goal were expertly thwarted by the Toofans' defence. The Hyderabad outfit slowly grew into the game and broke the deadlock in the 9th minute with a PC of their own. Peillat stepped in to slot the ball into the net to send the fans into a frenzy.

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The Toofans ended the first quarter strongly and resumed their control over proceedings at the beginning of the second one as the Tigers were restricted to occassional counter-attacks. However, Abhishek earned a PC for the Tigers, six minutes before half-time, which Jugraj converted to restore parity. The Toofans bounced back at the very next minute as they got a PC of their own, which Amandeep expertly converted to give his side the lead again.

The third quarter saw Jugraj change the whole game with 2 PCs in the 32nd and 35th minutes as the Tigers stormed ahead. However, the Toofans would level things up once again as Peillat scored from a PC to set up a grand stand finish.

The Tigers were the dominant team in the final quarter as they earned a few PCs before Sam Lane stepped up to convert the all-important one in the 54th minute to clinch the title for his side.

Soorma Hockey Club claim Bronze

In the 3rd place playoff earlier in the day, Soorma Hockey Club secured the bronze medal with a 3-2 win over the Tamil Dragons. Goals from Gurjant Singh (12’), Harjeet Singh (19’), and Prabhjot Singh (57’) sealed the win for Soorma, as the Blake Glovers and Jip Janssen's late goals weren't enough for the Dragons in the end.

Men's Hero Hockey India League Award Winners:

Hero Men’s Hockey India League 2025 Fairplay Award (Team) - UP Rudras

⁠⁠Hero Men’s Hockey India League 2025 Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament (individual) - Bikramjit Singh, Hyderabad Toofans

Hero Men’s Hockey India League 2025 Upcoming Player of the Tournament (Individual) - Arshdeep Singh, Hyderabad Toofans

Hero Men’s Hockey India League 2025 Top Scorer of the Tournament (Individual) - Jugraj Singh, Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers

⁠⁠Hero Men’s Hockey India League 2025 Player of the Tournament (individual) - Sukhjeet Singh, Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers