Last Update: February 18, 2023, 10:01 IST
Indian Junior Women’s Hockey Team vs South Africa (HI)
Deepika along with Rujata Dadaso Pisal, Ritika Singh, Sunelita Toppo, Deepika Soreng and Anu scored a goal each to help India beat South Africa 8–1.
The Indian junior women’s hockey team began their campaign in South Africa with an emphatic 8-1 win over the hosts.
The visitors displayed good structure in their attack with a flurry of goals from the first minute of the match.
Goals were scored by Deepika Sr (1′, 30′), vice-captain Rujata Dadaso Pisal (18′), Ritika Singh (20′), Sunilita Toppo (28′), Deepika Soreng (36′) and Annu (44′). ) on Friday.
For South Africa, Mikaela Le Roux (36′) was the lone scorer.
The Indian junior women’s team will play two more matches against the South Africa U-21 team on Saturday and Monday, followed by two matches against the South Africa ‘A’ team on February 24 and 25 respectively.
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