Ranchi Rays was an Indian professional field hockey team based in Ranchi, Jharkhand that competed in the Hockey India League. It was announced as the team to replace the defunct Ranchi Rhinos in October 2014. It was owned by Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
History In September 2014 it was announced that the inaugural champions of the Hockey India League Ranchi Rhinos had withdrawn, after the owners Patel-Uniexcel Group had come to a disagreement with Hockey India. A month later a new ownership group made of Indian conglomerate Individuals Rahul Srivastava and India cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni had bought the franchise rights, which they named Ranchi Rays.
Squad (2017) PlayerNationalityGoalkeepers Akash Chikte Tyler LovellDefendersTimothy DeavinFergus KavanaghBirendra LakraVikramjit SinghMidfieldersAshley JacksonBarry MiddletonTrent MittonFlynn OgilvieGurbaj SinghKothajit SinghManpreet SinghSimranjeet SinghSumitForwardsImran KhanMohammad Amir KhanSumit KumarChristopher RührSarvanjit Singh
Fixtures and results 2015 No.DateResultOpponentVenueReport122 January3 – 6Kalinga LancersBhubaneswarMatch 1224 January2 – 1Dabang MumbaiMumbaiMatch 2326 January2 – 2Delhi WaveridersRanchiMatch 6428 January2 – 2Dabang MumbaiRanchiMatch 853 February2 – 0Uttar Pradesh WizardsLucknowMatch 1466 February4 – 0Kalinga LancersRanchiMatch 1778 February1 – 0Uttar Pradesh WizardsRanchiMatch 19810 February3 – 2Punjab WarriorsRanchiMatch 21914 February0 – 2Delhi WaveridersDelhiMatch 251017 February3 – 2Punjab WarriorsMohaliMatch 281121 February1 – 2 (9 – 8 SO)Uttar Pradesh WizardsDelhiSemi-final 11221 February2 – 2 (3 – 2 SO)Punjab WarriorsDelhiFinal Position in League Phase: Champions
Goals For: 25 (2.08 per match) Goals Against: 21 (1.75 per match) Most Goals: Ashley Jackson (12)
2016 No.DateResultOpponentVenueReport119 January4– 2Punjab WarriorsChandigarhMatch 2222 January4 – 2Uttar Pradesh WizardsLucknowMatch 5326 January2 – 1Delhi WaveridersRanchiMatch 9428 January3 – 2Kalinga LancersRanchiMatch 10530 January5 – 4Punjab WarriorsLucknowMatch 1263 February5 – 1Dabang MumbaiMumbaiMatch 1678 February3 – 2Kalinga LancersBhubaneswarMatch 21811 February4 – 7Delhi WaveridersDelhiMatch 24913 February6 – 0Uttar Pradesh WizardsRanchiMatch 261014 February1 – 0Dabang MumbaiRanchiMatch 271120 February2 – 2 (2 – 4 SO)Kalinga LancersRanchiSemi-final 21221 February0 – 2 Delhi WaveridersRanchi4th Place Position in League Phase: 3rd Place
Goals For: 43 (4.03 per match) Goals Against: 35 (2.91 per match)
2017 No.DateResultOpponentVenueReport121 January3 – 3Dabang MumbaiMumbaiMatch 1223 January2 – 4Kalinga LancersBhubaneswarMatch 3326 January7 – 2Kalinga LancersRanchiMatch 5428 January0 – 0Delhi WaveridersRanchiMatch 751 February0 – 7Punjab WarriorsRanchiMatch 1162 February7 – 3Dabang MumbaiRanchiMatch 12
Goals for: 12 (3 per match) Goals against: 9 (2.25 per match)
References
External links Page on Hockey India