Commonwealth Games Hockey Live updates: India vs Australia 0-0 (Q1)
8′ Close! Vandana Katariya try to deflect it in from near the post but couldn’t connect well with the ball as it fumbles away
Commonwealth Games Hockey Live updates: India vs Australia 0-0 (Q1)
8′ Navneet Kaur wins first penalty corner for India as the forward pressing pays dividend.
Commonwealth Games Hockey Live updates: India vs Australia 0-0 (Q1)
7′ India forward press is forcing Australia to play in their own half at the moment. Will Australia succumb under pressure?
Commonwealth Games Hockey Live updates: India vs Australia 0-0 (Q1)
5′ Mariah Williams comes close to scoring the opening for Australia. India are thanking their stars at the moment.
Commonwealth Games Hockey Live updates: India vs Australia
Before we head into Live action, let’s take a look at India’s starting XI for the semifinals
Aren’t you all excited? ?
This is the lineup for our #WomenInBlue, who will take on Australia in the Semi-finals of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at 12:45 AM (IST) tonight.
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Commonwealth Games Hockey Live updates: India vs Australia
In case you are unaware, host nation England have already qualified for the gold medal match by defeating defending champions 2-0 on penalties. So the equation is clear for India, win and face England for gold or lose and face New Zealand for bronze.
CWG Hockey Live updates: India vs Australia
Four-time CWG champions Australia are on a flawless run as they averaged four goals per match to top Pool B with four wins. They also defeated defending champions New Zealand 0-1 on their way to the semis
Commonwealth Games Hockey Live updates: India vs Australia
World No. 9 India won three of their four games to finish second in Pool A behind England, who defeated the Indians 3-1. Indians did win their two games prior to England’s clash with a healthy margin — 5-0 against Ghana and 3-1 against Wales — but were largely unconvincing. Against World No. 14 Sunita and side had to dig deep as leading 2-0 they lost the initiative to 2-2 before Vandana Katariya saved the day late in the final quarter.
With the match all set to kick off at 12:45 AM IST, let’s take a deeper look into performances of both the teams before the semifinals
Hello and welcome to our Live coverage of the Commonwealth Games women’s hockey semifinals from Birmingham, where India will take on World No. 3 Australia for a spot in the gold medal match.