Indian men’s and women’s teams win against Canada

The actions of Indian teams were flawless. They continuously applied pressure to the Canadian defense.

The actions of the Indian team were flawless. They continuously applied pressure to the Canadian defense and generated lots of opportunities. Harmanpreet Singh (7′, 56′) and Akashdeep Singh (38′, 60′) scored two goals each for India at the University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre. Amit Rohidas (10’), Lalit Kumar Upadhyay (20’), Gurjant Singh (27’), Mandeep Singh (58’) scored the remaining goals for India. Indian maintained a spotless record in terms of both scoring and behavior. No Indian player received even a green card in the match against England after many suspensions in the previous match. After three games, India and England both have seven points, but India tops the group due to a better goal differential. India, ranked No. 5 in the world, now leads Pool B because of their better goal difference versus England. Sixth-ranked England and India both have two victories and a draw to their credit, but India has the advantage thanks to a goal differential of +19 as opposed to England’s +8. In the opening five minutes, India breached the Canadian defense and won two penalty corners, but they were unable to score. Two minutes later, Harmanpreet Singh’s drag-flick from the left to the inside right of the goal gave the Indian hockey team a decisive advantage. Defenders Varun Kumar and Amit Rohidas from India gave their country a 2-0 lead in the 10th minute. Amit Rohidas made a quick run inside the D and converted with ease after Varun Kumar’s accurate ball from the middle of the field took advantage of the enormous gap. Thursday’s last group match pits world No. 13 Wales versus India. The top-seeded team from Pool B will face the runner-up from Pool A in the semifinals while avoiding the defending champions, Australia. India defeated Canada 3-2 in a nail-biting match to advance to the women’s hockey semifinals of the Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG 2022) currently taking place in Birmingham. India took an early lead thanks to goals from Vandana Katariya and Navneep Kaur, but Canada responded with goals from Brienne Stairs and Hannah Haughan to even the score. The late winner in Quarter 4 was discovered by Lalremsiami, who was forced to leave in the closing seconds due to a collision.