The auction will take place in New Delhi on November 18, nearly two months ahead of the second season of HIL.

The inaugural edition, which was telecast in 146 countries across the globe, recorded more than 41 million viewership.

The match started on an aggressive note with both the teams adopting an attacking approach but it was the Rhinos who dominated the early exchanges with more penetrations inside the rival circle. The Waveriders, however, picked up their game in the second quarter and scored against the run of play in the 25th minute through Simon Child to silence the capacity crowd...

It will be a tussle between Delhi Waveriders' consistency and the flair of Ranchi Rhinos to decide which team will take home the inaugural Hero Hockey India league crown and a prize purse of Rs 2.5 crore on Sunday.

The Warriors will now face Uttar Pradesh Wizards in the third-fourth place play-off match on Sunday.

The Rhinos scored through field goals from Mandeep (5th minute, 66th) and Wilson (32nd, 64th), while Nithin Thimmaiah (16th, 54th) was the goal-getter for the Wizards.

The Wizards have been one of the most inconsistent sides in the tournament and had struggled to make through to the last four stage.

Magicians suffered their 11th defeat in 12 games in this tournament, to finish at the bottom of the table.

Jaypee Punjab Warriors captain Jamie Dwyers said that their team need to be more aggressive. "We need to play more aggressively as the Hero Hockey India League is very tough competition. We will make some changes for the Semi-Final match and play with more aggression," Dwyer stated at the post-match press conference.

Justin Reid Ross struck twice as Ranchi Rhinos came back from a two-goal deficit to down Jaypee Punjab Warriors 3-2 in a round-robin match of the inaugural Hockey India League here on Monday.

Monday's match gives Punjab another and possibly last opportunity to do a few more experiments before they settle for their final combination for the knockout stage.

Jaypee Punjab Warriors and Ranchi Rhinos played out a 1-1 draw at Birsa Munda Astroturf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi in the Hockey India League, here on Saturday.

Delhi Waveriders nearly sealed their place in the semi-finals of the Hero Hockey India League with a crushing 5-2 win over second placed Ranchi Rhinos on Friday.

Unbeaten so far in the tournament, the Delhi Waveriders further consolidated their position at the top of the league standings with 34 points from eight games.

Ranchi Rhinos would look to avenge their home loss against Delhi Waveriders when they come visiting the national capital on Wednesday for the top of the table clash in the inaugural edition of the Hero Hockey India League, at the MDC National Stadium.

Dabur Mumbai Magicians' chances of making it to the top four of the Hero Hockey India League suffered another blow on Monday, as they went down 1-2 to Ranchi Rhinos in an away game at the Astroturf Stadium in Ranchi.

Roelant Oltmans, Coach UP Wizards, said, "The spectators in Ranchi are fantastic and this is the best crowd we have ever seen. I guess the support made all the difference today. We plan to leave behind this loss we faced in Ranchi and move on with the tournament in a positive manner.

The forward line of Teun de Nooijer, Tushar Khandker, S.K. Uthappa and Jeroen Hertzberger have started to gel well and it would be interesting to see if they can convert the ball possession into goals, something they haven't managed in the first four games.