India Shocks South Africa!

Continuing their strong run after holding China, the Indian women’s hockey team secured a convincing victory in their second World Cup match. India dominated South Africa 6-1 in a one-sided Group D encounter. Toppo opened the scoring in the 11th minute, followed by goals from Navneet Kaur in the 17th minute and Sushila Chanu in the 25th minute. Deepika added another in the 38th minute, while Lalremsiami and Sakshi Rana scored in the 44th and 45th minutes respectively.

South Africa’s only goal came from Kayla de Waal in the 55th minute. With the victory, India moved to the top of Group D with four points and strengthened its chances of reaching the second round. India will play England in their final league match on Thursday.