India beat the People’s Republic of China 2-1 of their third match of the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2023 on the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Astroturf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi, Jharkhand, on Monday.

Deepika (15’) and Salima Tete (26’) gave India the lead within the first half earlier than Zhong Jiaqi (41’) pulled one again for the Asian Games champions China within the third quarter.

With this victory, the Indian ladies’s hockey staff maintained their good file on the Asian Champions Trophy in Jharkhand with three wins out of three matches. Japan are additionally unbeaten after three matches however have a aim distinction of +11 in comparison with India’s +12. The win additionally confirms India’s berth within the semi-finals of the event.

The first quarter proved to be a cagey affair with world No. 7 India and China, tenth within the hockey rankings, matching one another in nearly each facet of the sport.

However, the hosts upped the ante within the remaining minutes of the quarter and Sangita Kumari, the event’s top-scorer with 4 targets, helped India win a penalty stroke after a goalmouth scramble. Deepika fired a low shot to the proper of the goalkeeper and gave India the lead.

China, the Asian Games 2023 champions, sought to stage the rating within the second quarter and tried to place strain on the Indian staff. Nevertheless, Salima Tete prolonged India’s lead within the twenty sixth minute with a strong tomahawk from the centre of the circle.

China lastly pulled one again within the forty first minute by way of a penalty nook. The ball was injected to the primary battery earlier than discovering its solution to Zhong Jiaqi, who transformed neatly. 

India dedicated numbers in defence within the remaining quarter. However, a stick deal with from Vandana Katariya earned her a yellow card and decreased India to 10 ladies for the ultimate seven minutes.

China gambled by introducing a subject participant rather than their goalkeeper to take benefit. However, the transfer didn’t repay because the Indian defence stood agency beneath strain and sealed a detailed 2-1 victory.

This was India’s twelfth win towards China in 24 conferences. China’s 10 victories over India embody a 4-0 win within the semi-finals of the Asian Games 2023.

The Indian ladies’s hockey staff will face defending champions Japan subsequent within the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy on Tuesday.