Tue, June 16, 2026
Auckland- India secured a place in the semi-finals of the FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup New Zealand 2026 with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Japan in their second Pool A match at the North Harbour National Hockey Centre in Auckland on Tuesday.
Captain Salima Tete, who was named Player of the Match, opened the scoring for India in the 33rd minute, while Lalremsiami struck the decisive goal in the 49th minute. Hiramitsu Ai scored Japan’s only goal in the 35th minute. The match was also a special milestone for Indian midfielder Jyoti, who made her 100th senior international appearance.
The opening two quarters saw a closely contested battle, with both teams creating opportunities but failing to find the breakthrough as the score remained goalless at half-time.
India finally broke the deadlock in the third quarter through a well-worked penalty corner routine. Navneet Kaur’s shot was cleverly redirected by Nikki Pradhan to Salima Tete, who calmly slotted the ball home to hand India the lead in the 33rd minute.
Japan responded almost immediately, drawing level just two minutes later when Hiramitsu Ai converted a penalty corner to make it 1-1.
With the match finely poised, Lalremsiami delivered the winner for India in the final quarter. In the 49th minute, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam sent a precise pass from the edge of the circle into the danger area, where Lalremsiami expertly deflected the ball into the net.
The victory keeps India unbeaten in the tournament and lifts them to the top of Pool A with six points from two wins, having earlier defeated the United States.
India will conclude their Pool A campaign against Uruguay on June 18, while Japan and the USA will battle for the remaining semi-final berth from the group.
With inputs from IANS
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| 1 | PM 10 | 64 | 100 |
| 2 | PM 2.5 | 33 | 60 |
| 3 | SO2 | 55.3 | 80 |
| 4 | NO2 | 58.2 | 80 |
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| Max | Min | Past 24 hrs. | Since 1st March, 2018 | Max | Min | |
| Ranchi | 31.0 | 22.5 | 000.0 | 1010.1 | 95 | 66 |
| Jamshedpur | 34.1 | 26.2 | 000.0 | 1252.8 | 87 | 58 |
| Bokaro | 33.5 | 24.6 | 015.2 | 824.0 | 92 | 79 |
| Daltonganj | 32.6 | 24.9 | 004.2 | 960.9 | 95 | 67 |
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