Deepika Soreng, Mumtaz Khan Shine As India Beat Poland 5-4 In FIH Hockey5s Women's World Cup

24.01.2024 - 13:27 sports.ndtv.com

Deepika Soreng and Mumtaz Khan scored a brace each as the Indian women's hockey team eked out a narrow 5-4 win over Poland in its opening Pool C match of the FIH Hockey5s Women's World Cup on Wednesday.

Mumtaz (4th, 23th minutes) and Deepika (6th, 29th) struck twice, while Mariana Kujur (23rd) was the other goal scorer for India.

Poland's goals were scored by Julia Kucharska (8th), captain Marlena Rybacha (10th), Paula Slawinska (27th) and Monika Polewczak (29th).

The Indians were quick to get off the blocks as they took the lead in the fourth minute through Mumtaz's field goal. Two minutes later, Deepika doubled India's lead with another field strike.

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