Asian Games 2026: Deepika scores eight as India thrash Uzbekistan 19-0 in girls’s hockey opener

Nagoya [Japan], September 20 (ANI): The Indian girls’s hockey workforce started their marketing campaign dominantly after they thrashed Uzbekistan 19-0 of their opening match of the continuing Asian Games 2026.

Forward Deepika was the star of the present, scoring eight objectives, together with 5 from penalty corners, whereas Ishika additionally accomplished a hat-trick as India produced a one-sided efficiency.

Lalremsiami opened the scoring for India within the sixth minute after Navneet Kaur’s preliminary try was saved by the Uzbekistan goalkeeper, however India recovered the ball and Lalremsiami slotted it dwelling.

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Deepika quickly doubled India’s lead with a strong strike from the precise facet earlier than Ishika added the third purpose after receiving a high quality move from Sunelita and discovering the web with a first-time shot. Baljeet then made it 4-0 earlier than the tip of the primary quarter by changing a rebound.

India continued their attacking show within the second quarter, with Neha scoring an excellent reverse-hit purpose to make it 5-0. Deepika then transformed a penalty nook to attain her second purpose of the match, adopted by Rutuja’s rebound end to increase the lead.

Deepika accomplished her hat-trick with one other penalty nook conversion as India went into halftime with an 8-0 lead.

The third quarter noticed India additional lengthen their benefit, with Deepika scoring 4 extra objectives, all from penalty corners, taking her tally to seven within the match. Ishika, Sakshi Rana and Lalthantluangi additionally discovered the web as India raced to a 15-0 lead.

Navneet Kaur added one other purpose within the remaining quarter as India continued their relentless assault. Deepika and Ishika accomplished their hat-tricks, whereas Lalthantluangi, Neha and others contributed to the emphatic victory.

Deepika completed with eight objectives, whereas Ishika scored three. Neha and Lalthantluangi netted twice every, with Lalremsiami, Baljeet, Sakshi Rana and Navneet Kaur including one purpose apiece.

India’s commanding win marked a robust begin to their marketing campaign, with the workforce showcasing their attacking power and penalty nook effectivity. 

Meanwhile, India’s girls’s desk tennis workforce started their marketing campaign with a dominant 3-0 win over Indonesia of their Group F encounter. Sreeja Akula, Diya Chitale and Yashaswini Ghorpade secured straight victories to seal a cushty opening win for Team India.On the opposite hand, India have secured the silver medal within the girls’s 10m air rifle workforce occasion on the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, with Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod combining to ship the nation’s first medal of the Games on Sunday. 

The Indian trio completed with a workforce whole of 1898 factors, inserting them behind China within the standings. Japan completed fourth, whereas Korea remained in rivalry with one shooter nonetheless to finish her collection.

Elavenil Valarivan produced a standout efficiency, ending with 633.5 factors, and has additionally booked her place within the particular person remaining. Sonam Maskar is thru to the ultimate as nicely. (ANI)