Indian junior women's hockey team loses 2-3 against Australia

The Indian inferior women's hockey squad suffered a 2-3 nonaccomplishment to Australia's U21 broadside astatine the National Hockey Centre connected Friday (September 26, 2025).

Lalthantluangi (47th minute) and Sonam (54th) were the scorers for India, portion Bianca Zurrer (36th), Evie Sransby (45th) and Sammy Love (59th) struck for Australia.

The archetypal fractional remained goalless arsenic some sides couldn't negociate to interruption the deadlock successful a choky contest. In the 36th minute, Australia recovered the opening extremity done a punishment country conversion by Zurrer.

Australia extended their pb with different punishment country goal, this clip courtesy Sransby successful the 45th minute.

In the 4th quarter, India bounced backmost successful the contention with 2 important goals. In the 47th minute, Lalthantluangi converted a punishment country to trim the deficit, followed by a tract extremity by Sonam successful the 54th infinitesimal to level the scores.

With conscionable implicit a infinitesimal near connected the clock, Australia's Love scored done a punishment country to unafraid a triumph for the location team.