Clinical India women stun Netherlands

Bhubaneshwar: India registered their first win against reigning World and Olympic champions the Netherlands in over a decade with a clinical 2-1 verdict in an FIH Women's Hockey Pro League match at the Kalinga Stadium, here on Friday.

The Netherlands came into the contest against India with a long winning streak in the FIH competitions, with their last loss coming against Argentina in the FIH Hockey Pro League back in 2020. But with a much-changed team filled with youngsters, they more than met their match against an experienced Indian team.

With eight players making their first appearances for the Dutch national team, the visitors did not start the game as overwhelming favourites that they usually are.

Navneet Kaur, playing in her 100th match for India won the player of the match award and said, "Happy with the 100th cap and really happy for the team for this impressive win, hopefully, we can do the same again tomorrow."

Both teams will be back in action on April 9 at the Kalinga Stadium.

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