Raipur, Oct. 28 -- In a rain-affected Rajdhani Royals vs Bailadila Bulls encounter, Chinglensana Singh's team registered their first win of the Chhattisgarh Hockey League, 1-0 on Wednesday. That essentially means the Bulls are still alive in the race to the semis, while the Royals sign off without a win.

But it was a win that came with its own set of struggles, only due to Cyclone Arnab. It took almost an hour for the encounter to start. But then Bulls, looking for their first win in this tournament, didn't have to wait much for their first goal when the match did get underway, according to a release.

As soon as an opening was created in the circle, Rahul Yadav came up with a hard slap on the ball, giving them an early lead. And despite...