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Her defensive prowess on display in a 1-1 draw against Olympic bronze medalist England, India will look to pierce a hole in the attack department and register their first win of the Women’s Hockey World Cup in their second game on Tuesday. The Indians put on a stellar defensive display, led by captain and goalkeeper Savita Punia, in their first Pool B match on Sunday in a drawn game against England.
Vice-captain Deep Grace Ekka, Nikki Pradhan, Gurjeet Kaur and Udita performed brilliantly to deny England a single penalty corner in the entire 60 minutes. His only fault was a ninth-minute goal which he admitted when Isabella Petter deflected neatly in a pass from outside ‘D’.
Barring that, it was a near-perfect effort from the Indian backline against England, which fielded almost the same number of players from the Great Britain side that were involved in the Tokyo Olympics. Savita, as always, was brilliant in goal, saving a couple of fines with her quick reflexes. However, India were found wanting in the penalty corner conversion as they could score just once out of seven PCs, with Vandana Katariya equalizing with a rebound in the 28th minute.
India created plenty of chances against England as well but the forwardline failed to utilize most of them except in the draw. Sharmila Devi missed a golden opportunity in the 56th minute as she could not get her stick to the fine pass from her teammate.
The Indian team will look to overcome their offensive woes and beat world number 13 China, who held New Zealand to a 2-2 draw in the second Pool B match on Sunday. Head coach Janneke Schopman will be eyeing more clinical performances from the forwardline, which includes Vandana, Lalremsiami and Shaila. In terms of form and rankings, world number eight India will certainly start off as strong contenders against China but the Savita-led side will want to avoid complacency.
It was India that came out on top in the last two meetings between the two sides. India beat China 7-1 in their first outing in a FIH Pro League tie before winning the second match of the double-header 2-1 in Muscat, Oman.
FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2022 match between India and China will be played on which date?
The FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2022 match between India and China will be held on Tuesday, July 5.
Where will the FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2022 match India vs China be played?
The FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2022 match between India and China will be played at the Wagner Hockey Stadium in Amstelveen.
At what time will the FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2022 match India vs China start?
The FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2022 match between India and China will start at 8:00 PM IST.
Which TV channels will broadcast India vs China FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2022 match?
India vs China FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2022 match will be broadcast on Star Sports network in India.
How do I watch live streaming of India vs China FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2022 match?
The India vs China FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2022 match is available to stream live on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website.
India vs China Likely Starring XI:
India predicted starting line-up: Savita (Captain & Goalkeeper), Deep Grace Ekka, Udita, Nikki Pradhan, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Salima Tete, Neha, Navjot Kaur, Lalremsiami, Navneet Kaur, Vandana Kataria
China predicted starting line-up: Ping Liu (goalkeeper), Bingfeng Gu, Jiaqi Li (captain), Ying Zhang, Yang Chen, Ning Ma, Xiaoxue Zhang, Qiuxia Cui, Meu Liang, Hong Lee, Xindan Zhang
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