Raipur, Oct. 25 -- Rajdhani Royals succumbed to yet another defeat on Sunday, as Pardeep Mor's Mainpat Titans thrashed the opposition 5-2 in the evening encounter of the Chhattisgarh Hockey League.

This loss has paved the way for Royals' early ouster from the tournament, as they failed in every department. Nonetheless, the first quarter looked flat for the better part of 15 minutes, where both the teams were more than happy to just manoeuvre the ball in the midfield and get a rare circle penetration. But then a hurried attack towards the end saw Mainpat create a chance in the circle, with Manish Vatti scoring for the first time in the match, as per a press release.

Rajdhani too swung into action, with Aniket coming in with an equaliser ...