During the Hockey India Senior Men National Championship on Monday, thrilling draws took center stage. Kerala mounted a comeback to finish 2-2 against Chhattisgarh, while Jharkhand ended their match with Telangana in a 1-1 tie.

In Division ‘B’, Kerala earned their draw against Chhattisgarh after initially falling behind. Chhattisgarh scored consecutively in the 45th and 48th minutes, but Kerala equalized in the 59th minute.

In the match between Jharkhand and Telangana, both teams also shared the spoils with a 1-1 scoreline.

Kerala’s Anoop Kumar Maurya and Sandeep Yadav were on the scoresheet, while Sandeep Kumar and Sonu Nishad scored for Chhattisgarh. Jharkhand’s Dilbar Barla found the net, and Telangana’s equalizer came from Shiva Kumar Shivangi.

On the third day of the tournament, Kerala, who suffered a heavy defeat of 0-9 against Odisha previously, fought back to secure a crucial point in Pool ‘A’. Maurya opened the scoring for Kerala in the 29th minute. Following this, Chhattisgarh leveled with a penalty corner from captain Sandeep Kumar in the 45th minute and then took the lead with Sonu Nishad’s goal in the 48th minute. However, a penalty corner converted by Sandeep Yadav in the 59th minute allowed Kerala to equalize.

In Pool B, Jharkhand took the lead through a penalty corner goal from Dilbar Barla in the 26th minute, but Telangana’s captain, Shiva Kumar Shivangi, equalized from the penalty corner in the 56th minute.