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Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) accepted their advance to the semi-finals from Basin A if they defeated Indian Overseas Bank 2-0 in the 85th All-India MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament, actuality Wednesday.

It was BPCL's third win in as abounding matches and they accept nine points, the aforementioned as Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). The two teams will play anniversary added Thursday to adjudge the top two positions in the pool.

Meanwhile, Army XI, who overcame Mumbai XI 3-1 in the day's endure match, aswell avant-garde to the semi-finals date with nine credibility while finishing additional in Basin A abaft Indian Oil Corporation (12 points).

BPCL's achievement was a foregone cessation because their firepower and organisation. Against IOB, the bounded alliance champions, it was around a one-way artery with BPCL authoritative the proceedings, but missing scoring opportunities.

IOB, who had absent two of their three antecedent matches and as such had annihilation at stake, struggled to lift their bold and spent abundant of the 70 account defending.

Ravi Pal Singh gave BPCL the advance with a fourth-minute bang and accomplished the 53rd Pradheep Singh fabricated it 2-0 with a amends bend conversion. In amid the two goals, BPCL created and muffed opportunities to add a few added to the tally, but the accompanying strikes ultimately accepted sufficient.

Later, in an inconsequential basin A match, arresting champions Air India were captivated to a 3-3 draw by Karnataka XI, who appropriately best up alone their additional point in four matches.

Air India too arranged up with just four credibility from as abounding games, two of which they lost.

Naveen Shekar (1st), Mudappa (16th and 47th) denticulate for Karnataka while Air India's acknowledgment came from Bimal Lakra (33rd), Vinod Pillay (47th) and Ajmer Singh (68th, amends stroke).

Army XI saw off some aboriginal attrition from Mumbai XI to win absolutely comfortably. Mumbai led 1-0 on a 20th minute ambition by Tyron Pereira, but adept Ignace Tirkey put Army on par in the 23rd afore goals by Mundu (30th) and Rajesh Lakra (59th) closed the issue.

Mumbai XI acknowledgment home after a point to appearance for their efforts, accepting absent all their four alliance matches.