The Netherlands continues to be ranked as the best women's hockey team in the world with 3422.40 points, followed by Australia in second place with 2817.73 points and Argentina at third with 2766.90 points. The other two teams ranked above India are Belgium at fourth with 2608.77 points and
The Indian Women's Hockey Team lifted the Jharkhand Women's Asian Champions Trophy Ranchi 2023 on Sunday night in Ranchi after a stunning 4-0 victory over Japan in the final, claiming the prestigious title for the second time
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Indian women's hockey team on winning the Asian Champions Trophy 2023 beating Japan 4-0 in the final played at Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Astroturf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi
Sangita Kumari (17'), Neha (46'), Lalremsiami (57') and Vandana Katariya (60') registered their names on the scoresheet to lead India to an incredible win and their first women's Asian Champions Trophy title after 2016, as per Olympics.com.
Japan women's hockey team head coach Jude Menezes heaped praise on the team for producing a strong performance and bouncing back after going one goal down against China in the ongoing Jharkhand Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2023
With an unbeaten record throughout the tournament, India's incredible performance has landed them in the top spot in the points table, having secured a perfect 15 points from five Pool stage encounters.
The Indian Women's Hockey Team continued their unbeaten run at the Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2023 in Ranchi by securing a commanding 5-0 win against Korea in their last Pool match on Thursday. Salima Tete (6', 36'), Navneet Kaur (36'), Vandana Katariya (49'), and Neha (60') netted goals
Netherlands' player Colin Ackermann on Thursday admitted that they were unaware about the qualification criteria of the ICC Champions Trophy before the commencement of the ODI World Cup.
The stakes are high as India are aiming to maintain their unbeaten streak in the tournament and secure the top spot in the Pool stage, while Korea are eyeing to end the Pool stage on a high with a win against the hosts.