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Hockey: India Women Go Down Fighting With 2-3 Loss Vs Australia

By IANS News May 03, 2025 • 17:48 PM View: 233

FIH Hockey Pro League: The Indian Women’s Hockey Team put up a spirited fight but lost 2-3 to Australia in the fourth game of their Australia tour, at the Perth Hockey Stadium on Saturday.

Navneet Kaur (35’) and Lalremsiami (59’) were the scorers for India, while Australia struck through Grace Stewart (2’), Jade Smith (36’), and Greta Hayes (42’) to edge a closely contested encounter.

In the first quarter, Australia struck first to take a 1-0 lead. The breakthrough came as early as the second minute when Grace Stewart found the back of the net. India worked hard to level the score in the remainder of the quarter but could not find the equaliser.