Vandana Katariya's brace hands India second consecutive win in CWG women's hockey

India scored all their three goals from penalty corners with Vandana finding the net twice, while Gurjit Kaur fired in a fierce drag-flick on Saturday. The Indians were the much better side on display as they controlled the game from the start to finish, barring a few phases. Penalty corner conversion still continued to be a concern for India as they made use of three out of the seven they earned in the match.

Wales, on the other hand, utilised the only chance they got in the game with Xenna Hughes on the target. The Indians attacked the Wales citadel continuously from the world go but they failed to find the finishing touches from the moves. Wales goalkeeper Roseanne Thomas played a superb game and if not for her, the scoreline could have been much bigger in favour of India.

The Indians dominated in terms of ball possession and attacking play but their efforts yielded no result in the first quarter. India secured their first penalty corner as early as in the second minute of the match but Monika's try was saved by Welsh gaolkeeper Thomas. In the 13th minute, Lalremsiami's fierce shot from top of the circle was saved by Thomas.

India kept up the pressure and continued to attack, resulting in another penalty corner in the 26th minute and this time, they were successful as Vandana neatly deflected in Gurjit's flick. Two minutes later, India earned another penalty corner and Gurjit was bang on target with a powerful low flick to the right of Wales keeper Thomas. The Indians continued their attacking display after the change of ends.