Auckland: A 2-1 win over Japan in their second pool match at this year’s Hockey Women’s Nations Cup sealed their semi-final berth on Tuesday. Indian team. Indian women’s hockey team has won both the matches so far. Salima scored two goals for India TateE and Lalremsiami. Salima scored after 33 minutes. He was the man of the match. Lalremsiami scored after 49 minutes. After 35 minutes, Hiramitsu Ai scored the only goal for Japan. It was a memorable match for India midfielder Jyoti, who played in his 100th senior international match.

In the first half of the game, both teams repeatedly attacked the opponent’s box. But neither team could open the mouth of the goal. The first goal for India came after 33 minutes. The captain of India scored the ball with a perfect shot after receiving the ball from the penalty corner. Japan then equalized with a goal after 35 minutes. Hiramitsu scored from a penalty corner.

Both teams stepped up their attack in the final quarter. India’s Lalremsiami scored the winning goal in the 49th minute. Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam made a sharp pass towards goal from the edge of the circle and found Lalremsyami, who fired the ball into the net to give India the win. With this win, unbeaten India have climbed to the top of Pool A with 6 points. Earlier, India won against USA and Japan. India will face Uruguay in their final Pool A match on June 18. On the other hand, Japan and the USA will face each other in the battle for a place in the second semi-final from Pool A.

Deepti Sharma stands in front of the record
Deepti Sharma can set the precedent of taking the most wickets in women’s cricket at the international cricket stage. He has taken a total of 354 wickets in all formats of international cricket so far. Now he needs just 2 wickets to reach a new milestone on the world stage. If Deepti can take two wickets in the next match for India, she will surpass Jhulan Goswami with 355 wickets to become the highest wicket-taker in international cricket.