The Indian girls’s hockey crew put up a combating present towards Australia A earlier than taking place 2-3 in Adelaide on Thursday. Salima Tete (40′) and Sangita Kumari (54′) netted a objective every for India after Alice Arnott (18′) and Ruby Harris (20′, 35′) had put the hosts in entrance. India dominated Australia A within the first quarter, incomes a penalty nook within the tenth minute however was unable to capitalise. The hosts then gained a few penalty corners, however India’s defence held robust to stop them from taking the lead, and the primary quarter ended goalless.

India targeted on sustaining ball possession within the second quarter, however Australia A took the lead when Arnott (18′) scored a area objective.

Harris (20′) doubled the hosts’ lead moments later as she was free on the far put up, permitting her to simply put the ball in India’s objective.

With the scoreline stacked towards them, India started to play aggressively and even made some good assaults, however could not discover the again of the online as Australia A went into the half-time break with the 2-0 lead.

Australia A prolonged their lead early within the third quarter when Harris (35′) scored her second objective of the sport to make it 3-0 for the hosts.

However, a couple of minutes later, Tete scored India’s first objective of the match with a superb shot from simply contained in the D.

In their bid to bounce again within the sport, India got here out all weapons blazing within the fourth quarter and even gained two penalty corners however could not convert them.

However, the guests saved testing the house crew’s defence and it lastly paid off as Sangita Kumari netted a objective within the dying minutes of the match to maintain India alive within the sport.

But Australia A managed to cease the guests from scoring one other objective because the match ended 3-2 in favour of the hosts.

This was a part of their ultimate two video games of the tour Down Under Under within the build-up to the Asian Games in September. They tackle Australia A right here once more on Saturday.

India had earlier misplaced a three-match sequence towards Australia 0-2 after taking place 2-4 and 2-3 within the first two video games.

The third sport was a 1-1 draw after India got here from behind to attain an equaliser.

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