In another match in the MCC Murugappa hockey tournament, ASC routed Mumbai XI 7-4.
Mumbai Marines notched a 4-2 victory over hosts Chennai Cheetahs to put their campaign back on track in the Bridgestone World Series Hockey tournament, in Chennai, on Tuesday.
Former India player Len Aiyappa scored twice from penalty-corners to enable Karnataka Lions, struggling at the bottom for most part of the WSH league, beat Sher-e-Punjab 2-1.
In another World Series Hockey match, Chandigarh Comets registered their second win in the tournament, defeating Sher-e-Punjab 3-1.
Lion-hearted Len Aiyappa scored a hat-trick to help Karnataka Lions floor fighting Chandigarh Comets 3-2 on day seven of the World Series Hockey in Bangalore, on Tuesday.
Maratha Warriors notched up their second successive victory defeating Bangalore Hi-Fliers 2-0 in a fast-paced encounter of the fourth Premier Hockey League in Chandigarh.
A spirited Bangalore Hi-Fliers played out of their skin to beat Chandigarh Dynamos 2-1 and win the fourth edition of the Premier Hockey League at the Sector 42 stadium in Chandigarh on Friday.
Pakistani forward Rehan Butt scored thrice as the Lions won 6-1, in the Premier Hockey League.
'This was in 2005 when I met with Dhanraj Pillay and Len Aiyappa in KLCC, Kuala Lumpur,' writes Mahesh.
The Indians will be without ace midfielders Viren Rasquinha and Vikram Pillay at the Azlan Shah tournament, which begins on Thursday.
Banglore Lions defeated local favourites Chandigarh Dynamos 2-1.
Bangalore Lions' beat Maratha Warriors 3-2 in the Premier Hockey League on Wednesday.
Len Aiyappa scored twice to steer Bangalore Lions to a 2-1 victory over Maratha Warriors in a lively match in the Premier Hockey League in Chennai on Friday night.
Drag-flicker Len Aiyappa was also included in the 16-man squad for the Afro-Asian Games.
The former beat Indian Oil while the armymen accounted for Air India in the Ranjit Singh hockey tournament.
India beat Malaysia 4-1 in their opening match of the Four-Nations Challenge hockey tournament in Australia.
The penalty-corner ace scored both the goals in a 2-1 victory over South Africa in the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament.
They beat Bangalore Hi-Fliers in their last match of the Premier Hockey League to finish with 13 points.
Len Aiyappa scored twice in a 5-3 victory that gave the Asia Cup champions their second straight win in the men's hockey competition at the Afro Asian Games.
Len Aiyappa struck the first hat-trick of the competition as Bangalore Hi-Fliers beat Hyderabad Sultans 3-2 in a Tier I match of the Premier Hockey League.
A 3-1 victory over Pakistan in the final gave India the gold medal.