Hockey India League 2017 Live Score: Ranchi Rays vs Jaypee Punjab Warriors (0-7), HIL 2017 Live commentary and updates

Ranchi Rays take on Jaypee Punjab Warriors in a crucial contest for both

Updated: 01 February 2017 20:49 IST - Published: 01 February 2017 19:03 IST

FULL TIME Ranchi Rays 0-7 Jaypee Punjab Warriors

The ball is injected and Ashley Jackson's shot is saved.!! Just that kind of day for Ranchi Rays.

Around 20 seconds remain in the match and there has been a referral here. Ranchi win a penalty corner.

Ashley Jackson's performance will be a point of praise for Harendra Singh and his men on an otherwise sad night.

Three minutes remain and Punjab almost get a shy at the goal again.

For Ranchi Rays, it will be about damage control now and possibly reduce the deficit.

Five minutes remain in the game.

Punjab have a penalty corner of their own at the other end and Weerden drags it over the goal.

The ball is injected but horrible control from the Ranchi player. It does not seem to be their day.

Ranchi get another penalty corner and this time it is Ajit who concedes it.

Ranchi Rays have been terribly off colour and except for Ashley Jackson, no one has managed to come good.

Ten minutes remain in the match.

Ranchi Rays are trying hard to get a goal here and a lot of their play is being run through Ashley Jackson.

Manpreet injects the ball into Ashley Jackson but Punjab defend well.

SAVED!! Ranchi Rays get another PC

Hardik fouls Ashley Jackson and they get a penalty corner.

The final quarter underway here.

Quarter 3 comes to an end and Ranchi Rays will have to shoot Mission Impossible 5 here to win the game.

Satbir picks a pass and it manages to reach Whetton, who deflects it in. GOAL. That should be the match for the away side.

GOOOOOOOALLLLL Would you believe it? Whetton scores.

NEARLY!!! Punjab counter attack at neck-breaking speed and Mark Knowles surges forward, tries to thread a pass through to Armaan Qureshi but the ball is intercepted.

Five minutes remaining in the third quarter here and Ranchi Rays have a huge mountain to climb

ALMOST!!! Armaan Qureshi should have scored there. He receives the ball in front of the goal from Gohdes and reverse hits it but the ball is saved by Lovell. Ranchi survive.

And Punjab are not stopping here as they keep pushing for another goal. Hardik drives the ball in the circle but it fails to find a teammate.

This has been a stunning performance from Punjab and they have punished Ranchi every time the home team has made an error.