Indian women’s hockey team to tour Australia as part of Asian Games preparations - full schedule
India will play five matches - three against the Australian senior hockey team and the remaining two against Australia A.
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The Indian women's hockey team will tour Australia for a five-match series from May 18 to 27.
The tour is part of the Indian women’s hockey team’s preparation for the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games 2023, scheduled in September-October.
India will play the Australian senior women’s team in the first three games of the series, followed by two matches against Australia A. All the matches will be played at the MATE Stadium in Adelaide.
India will open the tour with their first match on May 18 before playing back-to-back games on May 20 and 21. The visitors will then compete against Australia A on May 25 and 27.
The Australian women's hockey team is currently ranked third in the world while the Indian team is ranked eighth.
India had stunned three-time Olympic gold medallists Australia 1-0 in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics women’s hockey quarter-finals. The two teams also met in the Commonwealth Games 2022 semi-finals in Birmingham, which Australia won in the penalty shoot-out.
The Indian women’s team has been in good form of late and won the FIH Women's Nations Cup in December by defeating host Spain in the final.
Earlier this year, Indian women toured South Africa for a four-match series. They registered comprehensive 5-1, 7-0, and 4-0 victories in the opening three games while the fourth game ended in a 2-2 draw.
Ahead of the Australia tour, the Indian women’s hockey team is training at the national coaching camp at SAI, Bengaluru.
Indian women’s hockey team 2023 tour of Australia: Schedule
May 18, Thursday: India vs Australia
May 20, Saturday: India vs Australia
May 21, Sunday: India vs Australia
May 25, Thursday: India vs Australia A
May 27, Saturday : India vs Australia A