Last Update: February 25, 2023, 16:37 IST
The Indian team had earlier defeated South Africa’s Under-21 team in three matches. (AFP photo)
The Indians have their next match against South Africa A on Saturday
The Indian junior women’s hockey team held South Africa A to a 4-4 draw and remained unbeaten on their tour of the Rainbow Nation.
Friday night’s game was the visitors’ first match of the tour against a South Africa ‘A’ team.
Earlier, the Indian team had defeated the South African Under-21 team in all the three matches.
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The current tour to South Africa is part of the team’s preparation for the Asia Cup Under-21, which serves as a qualifier for the upcoming FIH Women’s Junior. World cup.
Quanita Bobbs (1′, 31′) and Biamaka Wood (6′) took an early lead against the Indians, but quick replies from Neelam (7′) and Deepika Senior (8′, 30+’) leveled the match. Restored. Earlier, Taranpreet Kaur (25′) and Deepika scored goals to put the Indian team in a strong position.
The lead was squandered in the second half through goals from Quanita Bobbs and Taryn Lombard, giving way to a stalemate.
The Indians have their next match to play against South Africa ‘A’ on Saturday.
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