Defending champions Indian Railways will lock horns with Jharkhand eves in the final of 55th Senior Women National Hockey championship at the Surjit Stadium.
In the semi-finals, 22-time champions Railways drubbed Bombay 5-0 while Jharkhand outplayed Haryana 3-1 to enter the title round.
The holders maintained their dominance over Bombay from the start and, after wasting a penalty stroke and two penalty corners, took the lead in the 22nd minute when skipper Surinder Kaur converted a short corner.
Railway eves ran riot in the second half and doubled the lead in the 37th minute when Jyoti converted a penalty corner.
Bombay, meanwhile, failed to convert a penalty stroke and get back into the match.
In the 42nd minute, Jasjeet Kaur scored an excellent field goal and 10 minutes later, Simmerjit made it 4-0. Captain Surinder Kaur completed the scoring in the 52nd minute.
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